Limits of the retrieval-inhibition construct: list segregation in directed forgetting.
The authors hypothesized that retrieval inhibition in list method directed forgetting could be improved by presenting a task that maximized the segregation step of the retrieval-inhibition process. In Experiment 1, they presented lists of semantically related words in a list method directed-forgetting task to maximize retrieval inhibition. Contrary to predictions, this manipulation eliminated the directed-forgetting effect. The authors further investigated the results of Experiment 1 in Experiments 2 and 3 by manipulating recall instructions and by presenting lists that contained both a categorized and an unrelated list-half. They found directed-forgetting effects for semantically related word lists when participants were asked to recall only the TBR (to-be-remembered) items but not when participants were asked to recall both the TBF (to-be-forgotten) and TBR items. They also found that directed-forgetting effects were not produced when categorized items were presented in the 1st list.
Wilson
Steffen Pope
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Department of Psychology, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond 40475, USA. Steffen.Wilson@eku.edu
Kipp
Katherine
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Chapman
Kevin
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001288:Attention; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007266:Inhibition, Psychological; D008297:Male; D008570:Memory, Short-Term; D011939:Mental Recall; D010153:Paired-Associate Learning; D011214:Practice, Psychological; D012660:Semantics; D012718:Set, Psychology