7.12– Different Ways to Retrieve the Past: Recall Versus Recognition & 7.13– The Many Influences on Memory Retrieval

Free Recall

accessing information from memory without any cues to aid your retrieval

Retrieval Cues

information related to stored memories that helps bring the memories back to mind

Cued Recall

a form of retrieval that is facilitated by providing information related to the stored memory

Recognition

a form of retrieval that relies on identifying previously seen or experienced information

Encoding Specificity Principle

the idea that retrieval is best when the present context recreates the context in which information was initially encoded

State-Dependent Retrieval

the increased likelihood of remembering when a person is in the same state during both encoding and retrieval

Mood-Dependent Retrieval

the increased likelihood of remembering when a person is in the same mood during both encoding and retrieval