2.6 Retrieving Memories

Explain how memory retrieval processes get information out of memory.

• The process of memory retrieval occurs through recall (remembering without cues) or recognition (which relies on retrieval cues).
• The process of memory retrieval can be enhanced when people are in the same environmental space (context-dependent memory), mood (mood-congruent memory), or physical state (state-dependent memory) as they were when they encoded the information to be retrieved.
• Successful retrieval is more likely when using retrieval practice processes, including testing effect and metacognition.