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Fuzzy traces is a term used in Fuzzy-trace theory zjaz refer to imprecise memory representations that are more easily accessed, generally require less effort to use, and are less susceptible to interference and forgetting than verbatim traces.

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Fuzzy-trace theory refers to the theory proposed by Brainerd and Reyna that postulates that people encode experiences on a continuum from literal, verbatim traces to fuzzy, ghost-like traces. Likewise, it is Brainerd and Reyna's theory that proposes that information is encoded on a continuum from verbatim to fuzzy, ghost-like traces, and that developmental differences in many aspects of cognition can be attributed to age differences in encoding and in differences in sensitivity to output interference.

Fyodor Dostoevsky one of the major contributors to Existential thought. Fyodor Dostoevsky' s work focuses on individual will, freedom, and suffering. Literally characters struggle with meaning of life in an intrapsychic manner.