Context Retrieval as a Critical Component in Selective Memory Retrieval

Baeuml, Karl-Heinz T. (2019) Context Retrieval as a Critical Component in Selective Memory Retrieval. CURRENT DIRECTIONS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 28 (2). pp. 177-182. ISSN 0963-7214, 1467-8721

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Abstract

Selective retrieval often impairs recall of nonretrieved items, a finding referred to as retrieval-induced forgetting. In this article, I review recent research showing that selective retrieval can also improve recall of other items. This research points to a critical role of context retrieval in selective memory retrieval. The concept of context retrieval, which has played a prominent role in other lines of memory research, suggests that selective retrieval can reactivate the retrieved items' temporal context during study, facilitating recall of other items that had a similar context at study. Such facilitatory effects on recall can arise both when selective item repetition occurs via retrieval and when it occurs via restudy, which suggests a link to the reminding literature. The findings offer new perspectives for investigating and understanding the effects of selective memory retrieval.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: 2 FACES; INTERFERENCE; REPRESENTATION; REPETITION; RECALL; MODEL; episodic memory; retrieval; context
Subjects: 100 Philosophy & psychology > 150 Psychology
Divisions: Human Sciences > Institut für Psychologie
Human Sciences > Institut für Psychologie > Lehrstuhl für Psychologie IV (Entwicklungs- und Kognitionspsychologie) - Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Bäuml
Depositing User: Dr. Gernot Deinzer
Date Deposited: 14 Apr 2020 12:49
Last Modified: 14 Apr 2020 12:49
URI: https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/27260

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