a joint-process theory of memory supporting the idea that information kept in memory will fluctuate in amounts of both activation and elaborateness.
ACTIVATION-ELABORATION: "Activation-elaboration theories pose and interesting though that our memories are varied widely in terms of how in depth or exaggerated they are, and how quickly or frequently they are activated."
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "ACTIVATION-ELABORATION," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/activation-elaboration/ (accessed February 2, 2023).
