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It is often used in psychology and memory research to refer to the amount of time that information can be stored in memory before it begins to decay or be forgotten. Example: The participants were asked to recall a list of words after a retention interval of 30 minutes.
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These prior studies employed only a relatively brief (ca. 10 min) retention interval, however.
The spectral theta power extremely decreased just before sFSTG during the retention interval.
Any 24-hour dietary recall (24hDR) has a retention interval and prompts.
The stimuli had to be explored and then remembered for a retention interval of 5 min.
At a longer retention interval, the benefits of testing in learning emerged.
Experiment 2 included a 48-hour retention interval between synopsis presentation and final testing.
Experiment 2 showed that the mnemonic benefits of reminding persisted over a one-week retention interval.
The retention interval was increased to one week to assess the persistence of mnemonic benefits.
Further, reminding led to better memory performance than comparison, even after a one-week retention interval.
As with spaced practice, where the optimal gap between study sessions is contingent on the retention interval, the optimum difficulty and level of success during retrieval practice may also depend on the retention interval.
Infusion immediately after the sample, or delayed 90 min into the retention interval, produced an acute amnesia.
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