Retrieval Induced Forgetting (RIF)
Retrieval Induced Forgetting (RIF) refers to the memory phenomenon where actively recalling specific information causes the forgetting of related, non-retrieved information. The implemented procedure is based on the classic RIF procedure published by Anderson et al (1994, Experiment 3).
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Anderson, M. C., Bjork, R. A., & Bjork, E. L. (1994). Remembering Can Cause Forgetting: Retrieval Dynamics in Long-Term Memory. Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 20(5), 1063–1087. https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-7393.20.5.1063
Pica, G., Pierro, A., Bélanger, J. J., & Kruglanski, A. W. (2013). The Motivational Dynamics of Retrieval-Induced Forgetting: A Test of Cognitive Energetics Theory. Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin, 39(11), 1530–1541. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167213499237
Soares, J. S., Polack, C. W., & Miller, R. R. (2016). Retrieval-Induced Versus Context-Induced Forgetting: Does Retrieval-Induced Forgetting Depend on Context Shifts? Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 42(3), 366–378. https://doi.org/10.1037/xlm0000171
Sozer, E., Fagin, M., Meksin, R., & Hirst, W. (2025). Durability of retrieval-induced forgetting: Effects of different practice schedules. Memory & Cognition, 53(4), 1095–1111. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-024-01634-4