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Intentional forgetting is easier after two "shots" than one.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18315415     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Three experiments evaluated whether the magnitude of the list-method directed forgetting effect is strength dependent. Throughout these studies, items were strengthened via operations thought to increase context strength (spaced presentations) or manipulations thought to increment the item strength without affecting the context strength (processing time and processing depth). The assumptions regarding which operations enhance item and context strength were based on the "one-shot" hypothesis of context storage (K. J. Malmberg & R. M. Shiffrin, 2005). The results revealed greater directed forgetting of strong items compared with weak items, but only when strength was varied via spaced presentations (Experiment 3). Equivalent directed forgetting was observed for strong and weak items when strengthening operations increased item strength without affecting the context strength (Experiments 1 and 2). These results supported the context hypothesis of directed forgetting (L. Sahakyan & C. M. Kelley, 2002).
Authors:
Lili Sahakyan; Peter F Delaney; Emily R Waldum
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of experimental psychology. Learning, memory, and cognition     Volume:  34     ISSN:  0278-7393     ISO Abbreviation:  J Exp Psychol Learn Mem Cogn     Publication Date:  2008 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-03-04     Completed Date:  2008-05-27     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8207540     Medline TA:  J Exp Psychol Learn Mem Cogn     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  408-14     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC 27402, USA. l_sahaky@uncg.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Attention*
Humans
Inhibition (Psychology)*
Intention*
Mental Recall*
Paired-Associate Learning
Psycholinguistics
Semantics
Verbal Learning*

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