Psychological Processes Glossary

verb to remember or recall something from memory

• I struggled to recollect the details of the meeting from last week.
• Can you help me recollect what happened at the party?
• I can't seem to recollect where I left my keys.
• As I walked through the old neighborhood, memories began to recollect in my mind.

noun a conversation or chat

verb to converse informally; chat

• The patient continued to confabulate details of events that never actually happened.
• I think he's just confabulating to make himself sound more interesting.
• Don't believe anything he says, he's just confabulating.
• Her mind began to confabulate a story to make sense of the confusing situation.

noun the beginning or onset of sleep

• The sleep start feature on my new smartwatch helps me track my sleep patterns.
• I love how the sleep start function on my phone automatically turns on do not disturb mode.
• I set the sleep start timer on my TV so it turns off after I fall asleep.
• The sleep start of the night sky signaled the end of the day and the start of a peaceful night.