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When the inhibition concepts proposed by Hull were first applied to reminiscence in learning (Kimble, 1949) they seemed to provide a simple and elegant solution to the problem. Ten years later however the situation was very different. Inhibition theories of reminiscence had evolved into complex and unwieldy forms as a result of the new phenomena that had been uncovered. In spite of this evolution many of the new phenomena remained unexplained.
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Eysenck, H.J., Frith, C.D. (1977). Consolidation: The Failure of Inhibition Theory. In: Reminiscence, Motivation, and Personality. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2244-3_11
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