Psychology / Unit 6 Psych 0681 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Retrieval Cues
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The idea
A retrieval cue is any stimulus that helps bring stored information back into awareness.
In practice
A first letter is often enough to produce a name that would not come unprompted.
Where people slip
Cues present at encoding work best. What was not encoded alongside cannot serve as a cue.
Your place on the trail
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