Memory Processes: Encoding, Storage, Retrieval · CDP

Retrieval cues help memory by:

  1. Weakening stored memory traces over time
  2. Triggering associated information
  3. Removing irrelevant stored data
  4. Increasing the speed of forgetting
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Correct answer: Triggering associated information

Retrieval cues activate related memory networks. This makes stored information more accessible.

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