Retrieval-Induced Forgetting as Motivated Cognition

Retrieval-Induced Forgetting as Motivated Cognition

Recalling information from a particular category can reduce one’s memory capability for related, non-retrieved information. This is known as the retrieval-induced forgetting effect (RIF; Anderson et al., 1994). The present paper reviews studies that show that the RIF effect is motivated. More specif...

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Main Authors: Gennaro Pica, Marina Chernikova, Antonio Pierro, Anna Maria Giannini, Arie W. Kruglanski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
retrieval-induced forgetting
need for closure
motivated cognition
motivation
memory bias
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02030/full

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