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Recall in memory refers to the mental process of retrieving information from the past. Along with encoding and storage, it is one of the three core processes of memory.There are three main types of recall: free recall, cued recall and serial recall.
Cue cards were originally used to aid aging actors. One early use was by John Barrymore in the late 1930s. Cue cards did not become widespread until 1949 when Barney McNulty, [3] a CBS page and former military pilot, was asked to write ailing actor Ed Wynn's script lines on large sheets of paper to help him remember his script. McNulty ...
bin (v.) to throw away. (bread bin) container for storing bread (US: breadbox) (1) a waste container (2) a usu. large receptacle or container for storage ("a grain bin"; "Scrooge McDuck's money bin") bird (np.) one's girlfriend or any young female (slang; getting rarer [15] and considered derogatory by some) prison sentence (slang)
A cue mark, also known as a cue dot, a cue blip, a changeover cue [a] or simply a cue, is a visual indicator used with motion picture film prints, usually placed in the upper right corner of a film frame. [1] Cue dots are also used as a visual form of signalling on television broadcasts.
Also AM radio or AM. Used interchangeably with kilohertz (kHz) and medium wave. A modulation technique used in electronic communication where the amplitude (signal strength) of the wave is varied in proportion to that of the message signal. Developed in the early 1900s, this technique is most commonly used for transmitting an audio signal via a radio wave measured in kilohertz (kHz). See AM ...
A card is face down when its picture or pip side is hidden. [9] face up A card is face up when its picture or pip side is uppermost. [9] family, families Cards built in sequence upon the foundation cards. [4] fan A few cards, usually three, laid in an overlapping, crescent-shaped row such that only one is exposed and available. [2] fanned
Cards that the learner knows are promoted to a box for less frequent review (indicated by green arrows); cards for which the learner has forgotten the meaning are demoted to be studied more frequently (indicated by red arrows). A flashcard or flash card is a card bearing information on both sides, usually intended to practice and/or aid ...
Cue-dependent forgetting, or retrieval failure, is the failure to recall information without memory cues. [1] The term either pertains to semantic cues, state-dependent cues or context-dependent cues. Upon performing a search for files in a computer, its memory is scanned for words. Relevant files containing this word or string of words are ...