Retrieval+Cue

toc = Definition: = Any stimulus or bit of information that aids in retrieving particular information from long-term memory. Gen Psych Chapter 6, pp. 175 - 176 Related to: Recall

= Examples: = If you have to answer a fill-in-the-blank question and your teacher gives you the first letter of each word, the letters are retieval cues that help you remember the word.

= Analogies: = Retrieval cues are to recall as someone saying the first letter of their name is to remembering their name.

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