Figure 1
From: The critical importance of timing of retrieval practice for the fate of nonretrieved memories
Effects of retrieval practice on the nonretrieved items, i.e., the items that participants during retrieval practice were not asked to retrieve. Hypothetical relative contributions of inhibition, blocking, and context retrieval to recall of the nonretrieved items are shown as a function of temporal lag between study and retrieval practice. After short lag—when temporal context is still similar to study context—the relative contributions of inhibition and blocking are high and that of context retrieval is low, inducing forgetting of the nonretrieved items. When temporal lag increases—and temporal context gets dissimilar to study context—the contribution of context retrieval also increases, which turns the forgetting effect into a neutral and then an enhancement effect on recall of the nonretrieved items.
