Memory Trigger
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A Memory Trigger is a stimulus that activates memory retrieval of stored information through associative processes.
- AKA: Memory Cue, Retrieval Cue, Mnemonic Trigger.
- Context:
- It can typically activate neural pathways through pattern recognition.
- It can typically initiate spreading activation through memory networks.
- It can typically evoke episodic memories through contextual matching.
- It can typically trigger emotional responses through affective associations.
- It can often facilitate autobiographical recall through personal relevance.
- It can often produce involuntary memories through automatic processing.
- It can often enhance memory vividness through sensory reactivation.
- It can range from being a Sensory Memory Trigger to being a Cognitive Memory Trigger, depending on its stimulus type.
- It can range from being a Strong Memory Trigger to being a Weak Memory Trigger, depending on its activation strength.
- It can range from being a Specific Memory Trigger to being a General Memory Trigger, depending on its retrieval specificity.
- It can range from being a Intentional Memory Trigger to being an Incidental Memory Trigger, depending on its purposefulness.
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- Example(s):
- Sensory Memory Triggers, such as:
- Contextual Memory Triggers, such as:
- Location Trigger from familiar places.
- Social Trigger from person encounters.
- Temporal Trigger from time markers.
- Emotional Memory Triggers, such as:
- Mood Trigger from emotional states.
- Trauma Trigger from stress cues.
- Joy Trigger from happiness cues.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- Memory Suppressor, which inhibits recall.
- Novel Stimulus, which lacks memory association.
- Attention Distractor, which prevents memory access.
- See: Memory Retrieval, Associative Memory, Episodic Memory, Cue-Dependent Memory, Priming, Recognition Memory, Recall, Mnemonic Device.