Part-list reexposure and release of retrieval inhibition.
In list-method directed forgetting, reexposure to forgotten List 1 items has been shown to reduce directed forgetting. proposed that reexposure to a few List 1 items only during a direct test of memory reinstates the entire List 1 episode. In the present experiments, part-list reexposure in the context of indirect as well as direct memory tests reduced directed forgetting. Directed forgetting was reduced when 50% or more of the items were reexposed, and was intact when only 25% were reexposed. Furthermore, part-list reexposure appeared to reinstate only reexposed items-not the entire List 1 episode.
Basden
Barbara H
BH
Department of Psychology, M/S PH 11, California State University, Fresno, CA 93740-8019, USA. barbara_bresno@csufresno.edu
Basden
David R
DR
Wright
Matthew J
MJ
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007266:Inhibition, Psychological; D008297:Male; D008606:Mental Processes; D011939:Mental Recall; D012660:Semantics; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis