encoding specificity

the principle that retrieval of memory is optimal when the retrieval conditions (such as context or cues) duplicate the conditions that were present when the memory was formed. [proposed in 1983 by Endel Tulving]

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December 7th 2024

delayed response

a response that occurs some time after its discriminative stimulus has been removed. The most common delayed response task for nonhuman animals is one in which the animal is required to recall the location of a reward after a delay period has elapsed.