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episodic amnesia

a loss of memory only for certain significant events. Episodic amnesia may involve a transient ability to recall an event followed by periods of inability to access the memory.

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modeling theory

modeling theory

the idea that changes in behavior, cognition, or emotional state result from observing someone else’s behavior or the consequences of that behavior. See observational learning; social learning theory.