The power integration diffusion model for production breaks
Sverker Sikström1, Mohamad Y Jaber
1Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, Sweden. sverker@psych.utoronto.ca
Abstract:
The learning curve during repetitive production and the associated forgetting during production breaks are fundamental issues in the understanding of behavior. A model is suggested that combines 3 basic findings, namely, that single memory traces decay according to a power function of the retention interval, that aggregated memory traces can be combined by integration, and that the time to produce a unit can be described by a diffusion process on the memory trace. This power integration diffusion model is validated with empirical data, and the result fits better than 14 other published forgetting models.
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