Why Empirical Forgetting Curves Deviate from Actual Forgetting Rates: A Distribution Model of Forgetting

For over a century, forgetting research has shown that recall decreases along a power or exponential function over time. It is tempting to assume that empirical forgetting curves are equivalent to the rate at which individual memories are forgotten. This assumption would be erroneous, because forget...

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Main Authors: Nate Kornell, Robert A. Bjork
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-07-01
Series:Behavioral Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/15/7/924
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