Abel, Magdalena and Baeuml, Karl-Heinz T. (2012) Retrieval-induced forgetting, delay, and sleep. MEMORY, 20 (5). pp. 420-428. ISSN 0965-8211,
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Retrieval-induced forgetting (RIF) refers to the finding that retrieval of a subset of previously studied material can cause forgetting of related unpractised material. Prior work on the role of delay between practice and test for RIF reported mixed results. Whereas some studies found RIF to be a relatively transient phenomenon, others found RIF to persist over time. We examined whether the persistence of RIF can depend on whether wakefulness or sleep follows retrieval practice. We employed a variant of the retrieval-practice paradigm with short (20 minutes) and long (12 hours) delay conditions. In all conditions participants studied a perceptually categorised list followed by retrieval practice on some of the items from some of the categories. Participants studied and practised the material in the morning or the evening. RIF was present in the short-delay conditions, and it was present in the long-delay condition if the delay included nocturnal sleep; if the long delay was filled with diurnal wakefulness, RIF was absent. Results show that whether delay eliminates RIF or not can depend on whether sleep or wake follows retrieval practice. Connections of the results to recent findings about the role of delay and sleep for RIF are discussed.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | LONG-TERM RETENTION; MEMORY RETRIEVAL; EPISODIC MEMORY; EYEWITNESS-MEMORY; EXECUTIVE CONTROL; ENHANCES MEMORY; INTERFERENCE; MECHANISMS; DYNAMICS; MODEL; Retrieval-induced forgetting; Retrieval; Forgetting; Delay; Sleep |
| Subjects: | 100 Philosophy & psychology > 150 Psychology |
| Divisions: | Human Sciences > Institut für Psychologie > Lehrstuhl für Psychologie IV (Entwicklungs- und Kognitionspsychologie) - Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Bäuml |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 25 May 2020 05:26 |
| Last Modified: | 25 May 2020 05:26 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/19467 |
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