free recall

a type of memory task in which participants attempt to remember previously studied information in any order. One common finding in free-recall studies is that the first and last items that are presented in a study list are best remembered. Proponents of the dual-store model of memory attribute this to the fact that the last items are still in short-term memory, and hence recoverable, whereas the first items received the most rehearsal and were transferred to long-term memory.

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November 22nd 2024

EEG

abbreviation for electroencephalography or electroencephalogram.