Selective retrieval is a rather difficult task, and especially so when one attempts to retrieve
personal representations such as faces or names. Retrieval of memories under strong
competition conditions is pervasive in human memory and some have suggested that
inhibitory control is used to overcome interference between competing stimuli. In the present
study, we used the retrieval practice paradigm to investigate if competition among personal
representations (such as facial features and names) is also resolved by inhibitory …