Directed Forgetting in Animals

Directed-forgetting research with animals suggests that animals show disrupted test performance only under certain conditions. Important variables are (a) whether during training, the cue to forget (F cue) signals nonreward (i.e., that the trial is over) versus reward (i.e., that reinforcement can b...

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Published in:Psychological bulletin 1993-05, Vol.113 (3), p.513-532
Main Authors: Roper, Karen L, Zentall, Thomas R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal
Animal memory
Animals
Behavior, Animal
Biological and medical sciences
Cognition
Columbidae
Conditioning (Psychology)
Discrimination Learning
Experimentation
Female
Forgetting
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Learning. Memory
Male
Memory
Memory Disorders - psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Reinforcement (Psychology)
Social research
Task Performance and Analysis
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Summary:Directed-forgetting research with animals suggests that animals show disrupted test performance only under certain conditions. Important variables are (a) whether during training, the cue to forget (F cue) signals nonreward (i.e., that the trial is over) versus reward (i.e., that reinforcement can be obtained) and (b) given that reinforcement can be obtained on F-cue trials, whether the post-F-cue response pattern is compatible with the baseline memory task. It is proposed that some findings of directed forgetting can be attributed to trained response biases, whereas others may be attributable perhaps to frustration-produced interference. It is suggested that directed forgetting in animals should be studied using procedures similar to those used to study directed forgetting in humans. This can be accomplished by presenting, within a trial, both to-be-remembered and to-be-forgotten material.
ISSN:0033-2909
1939-1455
DOI:10.1037/0033-2909.113.3.513