recollection-based thought

noun phrase

UK /ˌrekəˈlekʃən beɪst θɔːt/

US /ˌrekəˈlekʃən beɪst θɔt/

Thinking that uses things you remember from before.

Her recollection-based thought helped her find the lost toy because she remembered where she last saw it.

SYNONYMS

memory-based thinking recall-driven thought remembering-based reasoning retrieval-based cognition

RELATED WORDS

memory recall reminiscence retrieval recollection

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A way of solving problems by bringing past experiences to mind.

His recollection-based thought let him fix the bike using a trick he learned last summer.

3. The mental process of using remembered facts to make a decision.

Choosing the right answer required recollection-based thought about the story they read.

4. Thinking that depends on remembering details from earlier events.

The detective's recollection-based thought connected the clues to a case from years ago.