Effects of survival processing on list method directed forgetting

Two experiments examined the effects of directed (intentional) forgetting on information processed for its survival value. Experiment 1 used list-method procedure in which items their relevance to survival, moving house or pleasantness were followed by cue remember forget. Following encoding a second list, free-recall both lists showed that brought about greater remembering (after cue) and forget cue). 2 also manipulated mental context reinstatement prior recall. Although this manipulation was effective enhancing memory, more again shown condition. In processing “remember” (vs. “know”) responses, indicative retrieval associative contextual details. The mechanisms might underpin these evaluated considered relation future work.