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By using the Peterson and Peterson technique, the effect of instructions to forget on proactive inhibition was assessed. The experimental group was instructed prior to testing to “forget items after they are recalled. ” The control group was not given the “forget” instructions. The results indicated no significant difference between experimental and control group on the average number of items recalled. It is hypothesized that active erasure is not possible.
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The first author wishes to dedicate this work to her father, Emilio Coccia.
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Coccia, M.R., Wickens, D.D. The effect of instructions to forget on proactive inhibition. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 7, 479–480 (1976). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03337253
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