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phenomenological analysis

an approach to psychology in which mental experiences are described and studied without theoretical presuppositions or speculation as to their causes or consequences. In general, such an approach will favor observation and description over interpretation; it will also attempt to understand a person’s experience from the point of view of that person, rather than from some abstract theoretical perspective. See also phenomenology.

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dual memory theory

dual memory theory

see dual-store model of memory.