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Hipermnesia y reminiscencia: dos fenómenos de recuperación incremental de información de la memoria

2010; CIG Media Group; Volume: 17; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.14349/sumapsi2010.490

2145-9797

Luis Fernando Cuevas Remigio,

Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare

Hypermnesia is defined as gradual increases in information recovery from memory as result of multiple recall trials and after a single learning phase. Reminiscence is defined by recovery of single information elements not reported in recall trials previously. The present article provides a description of study paradigm of this phenomenon. In addition, historical background, main proposed hypotheses for its explanations, current research and possible applications in the area of eye witness testimony, education and clinical psychology are mentioned. Finally, it is point out the importance of the study of these processes of memory and the new tendencies in research.