The cognitive concept of forgetting

Karim Rivera Lares; Andreea Stamate; Sergio Della Sala

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-819641-0.00155-9

The cognitive concept of forgetting

Karim Rivera Lares, Andreea Stamate, Sergio Della Sala

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Forgetting is an integral part of memory that refers to the lack of availability of memories of lived events or of information previously encountered. It has been studied since 1885, when Hermann Ebbinghaus tested his memory over several years, noting that he needed less time each day to learn the whole material. Since then, several theories of forgetting have flourished, such as the Time Decay and the Retroactive Interference theory. In the present chapter, we explore these theories and the factors that might influence the shape of forgetting, in different populations.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Behavioural Neuroscience 2nd Edition
Subtitle of host publication	Reference Module in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Psychology
Editors	George Koob, Sergio Della Sala
Publisher	Elsevier Science
ISBN (Print)	9780128196410
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819641-0.00155-9
Publication status	Published - 2021

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forgetting curves
long-term forgetting
retrieval-induced forgetting
degrees of learning
individual differences in retention
time decay
retroactive interference
Alzheimer disease
aging
epilepsy

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The cognitive concept of forgetting. / Rivera Lares, Karim; Stamate, Andreea; Della Sala, Sergio.
Encyclopedia of Behavioural Neuroscience 2nd Edition : Reference Module in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Psychology. ed. / George Koob; Sergio Della Sala. Elsevier Science, 2021.

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