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Descriptor English: Retention, Psychology
Descriptor Spanish: Retención en Psicología
Descriptor retención en psicología
Entry term(s) retención (psicología)
retención psicológica
Scope note: Persistencia para efectuar una conducta aprendida (hechos o experiencias) después de que haya transcurrido un intervalo en el que no se ha efectuado dicha conducta o práctica de la misma.
Descriptor Portuguese: Retenção Psicológica
Descriptor French: Without translation
Entry term(s): Psychological Retention
Psychology Retention
Retention (Psychology)
Retention, Psychological
Tree number(s): F02.463.425.540.772
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012153
Scope note: The persistence to perform a learned behavior (facts or experiences) after an interval has elapsed in which there has been no performance or practice of the behavior.
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
DE drug effects
ES ethics
PH physiology
RE radiation effects
Previous Indexing: Memory (1966-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 2020; was RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY) 1991-2019; see MEMORY 1963-1990
History Note: 2020 (1979); was RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY) 1991-2019; use MEMORY 1963-1990
DeCS ID: 12571
Unique ID: D012153
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/01/18
Retention, Psychology - Preferred
Concept UI M0018931
Scope note The persistence to perform a learned behavior (facts or experiences) after an interval has elapsed in which there has been no performance or practice of the behavior.
Preferred term Retention, Psychology
Entry term(s) Psychological Retention
Psychology Retention
Retention (Psychology)
Retention, Psychological



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