retention

1. persistence of learned behavior or experience during a period when it is not being performed or practiced, as indicated by the ability to recall, recognize, reproduce, or relearn it.

2. the storage and maintenance of a memory. Retention is the second stage of memory, after encoding and before retrieval.

3. the inability or refusal of an individual to defecate or urinate. —retentive adj.

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Psychology term of the day

December 21st 2024

Kallmann’s syndrome

a hereditary disorder characterized by hypogonadism (sometimes in the form of underdeveloped male sexual organs), intellectual disability, color blindness, complete anosmia (absence of the sense of smell), and motor overflow. Kallmann’s syndrome is transmitted as an X-linked dominant trait. [Franz Josef Kallmann (1897–1965), German-born U.S. psychiatrist and geneticist]