Failures to replicate hyper-retrieval-induced forgetting in arithmetic memory.

Abstract

Campbell and Phenix (2009) observed retrieval-induced forgetting (RIF) (slower response time) for simple addition facts (e.g., 3 + 4) immediately following 40 retrieval-practice blocks of their multiplication counterparts (3 × 4 = ?). A subsequent single retrieval of the previously unpracticed multiplication problems, however, produced an RIF effect about twice as large for their addition counterparts. Thus, a single retrieval of a multiplication fact appeared to produce much larger RIF of the addition counterpart than did many multiplication retrieval-practice trials.In subsequent similar studies, however, this hyper-RIF effect was not observed (e.g., Campbell iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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