The removal of distractors in a multidistractor complex span task.

Forgetting is an important phenomenon in working memory. Understanding forgetting could offer a window into the very core of cognition. According to the removal hypothesis, forgetting occurs because distractors interfere with memory traces, and this interference can be actively removed. In the decay...

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Publicado en:Memory Vol. 31; no. 9; pp. 1185 - 1197
Autores principales: Wang, Tianze, Yang, Chengfan, Liang, Bo
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Oct2023
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          Yang, Chengfan
          Liang, Bo
        affil: Faculty of Education, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, People's Republic of China
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          Distraction
          Attention
          Memory, Short Term
          Task Performance and Analysis
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          Male
          Female
          Adolescence
          Young Adult
          Power Analysis
          Descriptive Statistics
          Analysis of Variance
          Data Analysis Software
          Post Hoc Analysis
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
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      ab: Forgetting is an important phenomenon in working memory. Understanding forgetting could offer a window into the very core of cognition. According to the removal hypothesis, forgetting occurs because distractors interfere with memory traces, and this interference can be actively removed. In the decay refresh hypothesis, forgetting occurs because the memory trace decays with time and can be recovered by refreshment. In the present study, a multidistractor complex span task was designed to directly test the cause of forgetting. The free time after a particular distractor and the total free time were manipulated, with the priming effect of the repeated distractor as a detector. The results showed that a longer free time after the first distractor weakened the priming effect, but a longer total free time had no influence. These results supported the removal hypothesis. The forgetting of distractors was not due to decay but due to removal. The trace of a distractor would be removed when it stops being processed. The removal of a distractor occurs when individuals have free time directly after it, whereas the free time after another distractor is not beneficial.
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