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    • Neuroscience
    • Visual Perception

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    • Change detection is crucial for visual working memory.
    • Forgetting is a complex process influenced by various factors.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate how retention interval, change magnitude, and change probability affect change-detection judgments.
    • To model the underlying mechanisms of forgetting in visual working memory.

    Main Methods:

    • Participants performed change-detection tasks with colored squares.
    • Experimental manipulations included retention interval, change magnitude, and objective change probability.
    • Formal models were fitted to individual subject data to analyze memory processes.

    Main Results:

    • Change detection accuracy varied with retention interval and change magnitude.
    • Evidence suggests a decrease in memory strength over time, independent of memory precision.
    • A zero-information, absence-of-memory state requiring guessing was identified.

    Conclusions:

    • Memory strength, distinct from memory variability, is a key factor in visual working memory forgetting.
    • Forgetting may involve continuous or all-or-none losses in memory strength.
    • Understanding memory strength is crucial for explaining forgetting in visual working memory.