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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Directed forgetting paradigms investigate memory control.
  • Thought Substitution (TS) cues aim to disrupt memory by shifting cognitive context.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess relative forgetting rates using Forget, Remember, and TS cues.
  • To examine the long-lasting effects of active forgetting.

Main Methods:

  • Item-method directed forgetting paradigm across multiple retention intervals.
  • Comparison of forgetting rates for items cued with Forget, Remember, or TS.

Main Results:

  • Forget cues led to significantly faster forgetting than Remember cues, independent of initial learning.
  • TS cues resulted in faster forgetting than Remember cues but were less effective than Forget cues.
  • Evidence suggests active forgetting has enduring impacts on memory traces.

Conclusions:

  • Active forgetting, induced by Forget cues, produces lasting changes in memory.
  • TS cues offer a partial but less potent method for inducing forgetting compared to direct Forget cues.