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. 2007 May;98(Pt 2):257-72.
doi: 10.1348/000712606X120410.

Effects of post-cue interval on intentional forgetting

Yuh-shiow Lee  1 , Huang-mou Lee, Sheng-hsiung Tsai
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Effects of post-cue interval on intentional forgetting

Yuh-shiow Lee et al. Br J Psychol. 2007 May.

Abstract

This study examined the effect of post-cue interval on directed forgetting and suppression. Experiments 1 and 2 used the item method of directed forgetting. The interval between the cue to remember/forget (R/F) and the presence of the next item was manipulated. As the post-cue interval increased, the rates of hits and 'remember' responses on the recognition test also increased not only for R items but also for F items, suggesting that participants did not stop processing F items after the F cue. Experiment 3 manipulated both the number of response/suppression attempts and the duration of response/suppression for each word pair during the response/suppression phase. The results showed that increasing the number of suppression attempts led to worse recall in the subsequent memory test. However, increasing the duration of suppression reduced the suppression effect. These results provide insights into a key factor for successful intentional forgetting and suppression.

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