The act of retrieving a memory. The retrieval may be triggered by stimuli or other conditions present when the original memory was impressed on the psyche.
REACTIVATION OF MEMORY: "The smell of Teen Spirit serves as a reactivation of memory for me."
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "REACTIVATION OF MEMORY," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 28, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/reactivation-of-memory/ (accessed April 18, 2021).
