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RETRIEVAL-INDUCED FORGETTING [1 record]

Record 1 2012-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cognitive Psychology
CONT

The phenomenon of retrieval-induced forgetting has now been confirmed by a number of studies ... [They] established that the inhibition of an item only occurs when there are two or more items competing for retrieval, and when a rival item has actually been retrieved ... retrieval-induced forgetting is not merely some accidental event, but involves the active suppression of related but unwanted items to assist retrieval of the item actually required.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie cognitive
CONT

[Les auteurs] ont appelé ce phénomène l’oubli induit par la récupération (retrieval-induced forgetting). En quelque sorte, pour récupérer une information à partir d’un indice (par exemple, retrouver Orange à partir de Fruits), plusieurs représentations sont activées en mémoire (Orange, Pomme, Banane) et sont en compétition. Pour sélectionner celle qui correspond à la réponse adéquate (Orange), les autres sont inhibées et deviennent alors inaccessibles.

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