This study uses the encoding specificity principle (Tulving & Thomson, 1973) and the distinction between episodic and semantic knowledge to test predictions about the effects of processing goals and ...

Remembering the past is fraught with competition. Given the associative nature of memory, remembering a goal-relevant memory often involves selecting it against several competing memories, placing ...

Sometimes, we search for information in long-term memory and find it—a name, a movie title, or a vivid example to support a general conclusion. Other times, we're unable to recall what we believe we ...