Retrieval‐induced forgetting is inversely relatedto everyday cognitive failures

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ID9619723
AuthorsDavid Groome (University of Westminster, corresponding author), Nina Grant (0000-0002-8523-5276, University of Westminster)
Year2005
Volume96
Issue3
Pages313-319
Publication date2005-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBritish Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0007-1269 • E-ISSN: 2044-8295
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1348/000712605x49006
PMID16131409
OpenAlexW2143972401
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited18

It has recently been suggested ( Anderson, 2003 ) that forgetting is an adaptive process arising from successful inhibition of unwanted items, rather than arising from a failure of the memory system. This inhibition process is thought to make use of retrieval‐induced forgetting (RIF). In the present study, individual susceptibility to RIF was measured in a group of 40 normal participants, whose RIF scores were then compared with their scores on the Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (CFQ). A significant inverse correlation was found between RIF and CFQ scores, indicating that individuals who show a strong RIF effect tend to suffer a lower rate of cognitive failures and forgetfulness in everyday life. These findings are consistent with the hypothesis that RIF might play a role in facilitating memory function by assisting selective retrieval

Adaptive functioning · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Everyday life · Forgetting · Motivated forgetting · Retrieval-induced forgetting · Domain Adaptation and Few-Shot Learning · Memory and Neural Mechanisms · Memory Processes and Influences · Neuroscience · Psychology

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