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selective retention

process whereby people more accurately remember messages that are closer to their interests, values and beliefs
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selective retention

Summary

selective retention is a memory type[1].

Key Facts

  • selective retention's instance of is recorded as memory type[2].
  • selective retention is a type of memory[3].
  • selective retention's different from is recorded as archival appraisal[4].

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Definition and Type

selective retention's instance of is recorded as memory type[2]. It is a type of memory[3].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · CuratorOfThePast · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imported from → —
    Subclass of → memory
    Wikidata description → process whereby people more accurately remember messages that are closer to thei
    Freebase id → /m/04m_brh
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1889]]: [[Q635863]]"
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