word
spaced retrieval
SPAYST rih-TREE-vul
speɪst rɪˈtriːvəlListen
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Syllable breakdown
spacedretrieval
Dictionary meaning
a memory training method in which a target piece of information is recalled at successively longer intervals, exploiting the spacing effect to strengthen long-term retention with minimal study time; widely used in cognitive rehabilitation and dementia care to teach functionally important information such as names, routes, or medication schedules; grounded in Ebbinghaus's forgetting curve research
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