The Emergence Machine

Retrieval

abstract · Psychology · Level 9 · E8

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Emergence definition

retrieval emerges from memory. It requires time.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin word
retrieval
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L3L2L1L0RetrievalAwarenessRecognitionMemoryBringCell… intermediate l…InformationFormLifeLocationChangeMatterMotionPositionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesSemantic MemoryL10RetrievalL9InformationL2BringL3MemoryL6AwarenessL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Information L2 (requires)
    Retrieval: The process of accessing and bringing to conscious awareness stored information from memory, often involving the reactivation of previously encoded mental representations.
  • Bring L3 (requires)
    Retrieval: The process of accessing and bringing to conscious awareness stored information from memory, often involving the reactivation of previously encoded mental representations.
  • Memory L6 (foundational)
    Memory provides the foundational basis for understanding retrieval.
  • Awareness L8 (requires)
    Retrieval: The process of accessing and bringing to conscious awareness stored information from memory, often involving the reactivation of previously encoded mental representations.

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