Younger and older adults were compared in 4 directed forgetting experiments. These varied
in the use of categorized versus unrelated word lists and in the use of item by item versus …

In list-method directed forgetting, participants are cued to intentionally forget a previously
studied list while remembering a subsequently presented 2nd list. Results from prior …

The present study examined whether there are age-related differences in the ability to
accurately monitor forgetting. Young and older adults studied a mixed list of categorized …

Four experiments were conducted in support of a role for memory retrieval inhibition in
directed forgetting. In each experiment, subjects were presented a list of words, some of …

In two experiments, subjects were instructed either to remember or to forget each word.
Following study, two tests were given, one a direct test of memory requiring conscious …

Selectively retrieving a subset of previously studied material can cause forgetting of the
unpracticed material. Such retrieval-induced forgetting is attributed to an inhibitory …

Three studies with 148 university students show that the retrieval process itself causes long-
lasting forgetting. Ss studied 8 categories (eg, Fruit). Half the members of half the categories …

Retrieval practice with particular items from memory can impair the recall of related items on
a later memory test. This retrieval-induced forgetting effect has been ascribed to inhibitory …

Previous research has demonstrated that the act of remembering can prompt the temporary
suppression of related items in memory—that is, retrieval-induced forgetting (Anderson …

In this meta-analysis, we examined the effects of aging on directed forgetting. A cue to forget
is more effective in younger (d= 1.17) than in older (d= 0.81) adults. Directed-forgetting …