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Preferred term

mental context reinstatement  

Definition(s)

  • A memory aid that consists of mentally replacing oneself in the physical or emotional context of an event in order to facilitate its retrieval.

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Synonym(s)

  • episodic context reinstatement
  • mental reinstatement of context

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Doss, M. K., Picart, J. K., & Gallo, D. A. (2018). The dark side of context: Context reinstatement can distort memory. Psychological Science, 29(6), 914–925. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797617749534

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]
  • • Smith, S. M., & Vela, E. (2001). Environmental context-dependent memory: A review and meta-analysis. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 8(2), 203–220. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03196157

    [Study type: meta-analysis / Access: open]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

Editorial note

  • The mental context reinstatement generally facilitates the retrieval of experienced events. It is one of the mnemonic aids implemented in the Cognitive Interview with the eyewitness. However, under certain circumstances, the strategy may also exert a negative influence on memory (e.g., Doss et al., 2018).

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