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elaborative rehearsal

an encoding strategy to facilitate the formation of memory by linking new information to what one already knows. For instance, when trying to remember that someone is named George, one might think of five other things one knows about people named George. See depth-of-processing hypothesis; elaboration.

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March 29th 2024

medical anthropology

medical anthropology

a subdiscipline in cultural anthropology that applies anthropological theory and research methodology to the study of topics relating to health, health care, disease, and other medical areas.