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contextual fluctuation model  

Definition

  • A computational model that explains forgetting as a gradual decrease, over time, in the overlap between the context present during the encoding of information and the context at the time of its retrieval.

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Mensink, G.-J. M., & Raaijmakers, J. G. W. (1989). A model for contextual fluctuation. Journal of Mathematical Psychology, 33(2), 172–186. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-2496(89)90029-1

    • Document type: simulation study

    • Access: closed

  • • Mensink, G.-J., & Raaijmakers, J. G. (1988). A model for interference and forgetting. Psychological Review, 95(4), 434-455.

    • Document type: simulation study

    • Access: closed

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-DWHL5L1J-1

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