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... > Behavioral Disciplines and Activities > Behavioral Sciences > Psychology > Psychology, Educational > Learning > Memory > Retention, Psychology
... > Psychological Phenomena > Psychology, Applied > Psychology, Educational > Learning > Memory > Retention, Psychology
Psychological Phenomena > Mental Processes > Learning > Memory > Retention, Psychology

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Retention, Psychology  

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Entry terms

  • Psychological Retention
  • Retention, Psychological
  • Retention (Psychology)

Scope note

  • The persistence to perform a learned behavior (facts or experiences) after an interval has elapsed in which there has been no performance or practice of the behavior.

History note

  • 2020 (1979); was RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY) 1991-2019; use MEMORY 1963-1990

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