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Rethinking inhibition theory: explaining forgetting without inhibition
Jakab, E.
Publication date
2010
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Jakab, E. (2010). Rethinking inhibition theory: explaining forgetting without inhibition.
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Table of contents
1 Introduction ... 11
1.1 Classical theories of forgetting ... 12
1.2 The strength-based models ... 17
1.3 The inhibition theory ... 23
1.4 Overview of this thesis ... 28
2 The role of item strength in retrieval-induced forgetting .... 33
2.1 Introduction ... 33 2.2 Present study ... 37 2.3 Experiment 1 ... 39 2.4 Experiment 2 ... 47 2.5 Experiment 3 ... 51 2.6 General discussion ... 55 2.7 Conclusion ... 62
3 Is retrieval-induced forgetting an inhibitory process? ... 63
3.1 Introduction ... 63 3.2 Present study ... 67 3.3 Experiment 1 ... 69 3.4 Experiment 2 ... 74 3.5 Experiment 3 ... 85 3.6 Experiment 4 ... 89 3.7 General discussion ... 91 3.8 Conclusion ... 96
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4 The modulating effect of target item strength in
retrieval-induced forgetting ... 97 4.1 Introduction ... 97 4.2 Present study ... 106 4.3 Experiment 1 ... 107 4.4 Experiment 2 ... 115 4.5 Experiment 3 ... 120 4.6 General discussion ... 122 4.7 Conclusion ... 127
5 Retrieval-induced forgetting without competition: Testing the retrieval-specificity assumption of the inhibition theory ... 129
5.1 Introduction ... 129 5.2 Present study ... 137 5.3 Experiment 1 ... 138 5.4 Experiment 2 ... 143 5.5 Experiment 3 ... 149 5.6 General discussion ... 152 5.7 Conclusion ... 154
6 Summary and discussion ... 157
6.1 Properties of retrieval-induced forgetting ... 157
6.2 Summary of main results ... 160
6.3 Discussion ... 167
6.4 Conclusion ... 177
References ... 179
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Magyar nyelvű összefoglalás ... 199 Dankwoord ... 207
