Retrieving a subset of items can cause the forgetting of other items, a phenomenon referred
to as retrieval-induced forgetting. According to some theorists, retrieval-induced forgetting is …

The enhancing effects of emotion on memory have been well documented; emotional events
are often more frequently and more vividly remembered than their neutral counterparts …

Silence about the past permeates acts of remembering, with marked mnemonic
consequences. Mnemonic silence—the absence of expressing a memory—is public in …

People often talk to others about their personal past. These discussions are inherently
selective. Selective retrieval of memories in the course of a conversation may induce …

Does normal forgetting facilitate mental health and is forgetting impaired in affective
disorders? This double-sided question may seem counterintuitive given the fact that …

Retrieval-induced forgetting (RIF) refers to the finding that selectively retrieving some
information impairs subsequent memory for related but nonretrieved information. This occurs …

In two experiments, we examined the effects of high and low levels of dysphoria on retrieval‐
induced forgetting (RIF) of positive and negative autobiographical memories. In Experiment …

Although memories are more retrievable if observers' emotional states are consistent
between encoding and retrieval, it is unclear whether the consistency of emotional states …

Although a group of people working together recalls more items than any one individual,
they recall fewer unique items than the same number of people working apart whose …

This chapter focuses on autobiographical memory, which relates to events and experiences
in our personal past. Autobiographical memories are our recollections of specific episodes …