APA Dictionary of Psychology

any memory test in which the participant is given the answer when it cannot be remembered so that they are more likely to answer correctly on subsequent trials. For instance, if the word pencil is presented on a list-learning task and the participant is unable to recall it, the word would then be presented along with other words not recalled. The best known of the clinical selective reminding tests is the Buschke–Fuld Selective Reminding Test.