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recollection vs reconstructive memory

reconstructive memory vs recollection

recollection and reconstructive memory both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
recollection Yes No No No
reconstructive memory Yes No No No
As nouns, reconstructive memory is a hyponym of recollection; that is, reconstructive memory is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than recollection:
  • recollection: the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
  • reconstructive memory: recall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract features which are then used to construct the memory during recall
Other hyponyms of recollection include mind, reconstruction, reproduction, reproductive memory, regurgitation.
recollection (noun) reconstructive memory (noun)
the ability to recall past occurrences recall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract features which are then used to construct the memory during recall
the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
something recalled to the mind
Difference between recollection and reconstructive memory

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