The Role of Item Strength in Retrieval-Induced Forgetting

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 607-617

  Jakab, Emöke ^a   Raaijmakers, Jeroen G W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

interference dependence; retrieval induced forgetting; serial position; strength

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PAIRED ASSOCIATE LEARNING; PROACTIVE INHIBITION; RECALL; SEMANTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; PAIRED-ASSOCIATE LEARNING; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PROACTIVE INHIBITION; SEMANTICS; SERIAL LEARNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65749104295     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015264     Document Type: Article

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