memory-guided processing

noun

UK /ˈmɛməri ˈɡaɪdɪd ˈprəʊsɛsɪŋ/

US /ˈmɛməri ˈɡaɪdɪd ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ/

Using what you remember to help you think and decide.

Finding your way home uses memory-guided processing because you remember the turns.

SYNONYMS

memory-based processing recall-driven processing retrieval-guided processing experience-based processing

RELATED WORDS

memory recall cognition learning attention

OTHER MEANINGS

2. In psychology, the way stored knowledge shapes how new information is noticed and understood.

Memory-guided processing helps you recognize a friend's face in a crowd.

3. In computing, using stored data to direct how a system handles new input.

The robot used memory-guided processing to avoid the wall it hit before.

4. In learning, letting past practice guide how you solve a new but similar problem.

Her memory-guided processing made the second puzzle much easier.