Recollection

Recollection is a psychological process by which memory is retrieved. It is a conscious, intentional process that is often associated with the act of remembering.

Overview

Recollection is a cognitive process that involves retrieving information from the past. It is often contrasted with recognition, which is a more automatic, unconscious process. Recollection is often associated with the act of remembering, and is considered a more complex process than recognition.

Process

The process of recollection involves several stages. First, a cue or trigger is presented, which prompts the individual to recall a specific memory. This cue can be a word, an image, a smell, or any other sensory input. The individual then searches their memory for the relevant information. Once the information is found, it is brought into conscious awareness.

Factors affecting recollection

Several factors can affect the process of recollection. These include the individual's age, their level of attention at the time of encoding, the relevance of the information to the individual, and the individual's emotional state at the time of recall.

Recollection in psychology

In psychology, recollection is often studied in the context of memory and cognition. Research has shown that recollection and recognition are distinct processes, with different neural mechanisms. Recollection is associated with the hippocampus, while recognition is associated with the perirhinal cortex.

See also

• Memory
• Cognition
• Recognition
• Hippocampus
• Perirhinal cortex

References

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