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retention interval

retention interval A retention interval is the short period between an initial stimulus and a later memory test or comparison, such as the gap between two sounds that must be judged as the same or different.

A retention interval is the short period between an initial stimulus and a later memory test or comparison, such as the gap between two sounds that must be judged as the same or different. In memory research, this interval matters because both sensory memory and working memory may still affect performance during that delay.