A process associated with enhancing short-term and long-term memory wherein newly presented information, such as a name or a list of words, is repeated to oneself one or more times in order not to forget it.
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re·hears·al ri-'hər-səl n
1) a method for improving memory by mentally or verbally repeating over and over the information to be remembered
2) the repeated mental review of a desired action or behavioral response <preoperative \rehearsal of coping imagery to reduce anxiety>
Medical dictionary. 2011.