The Benefit of Directed Forgetting Can Be Improved by Training

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Forgetting invalid information is essential for information updating and directed forgetting can make the memory more effective. But it is not clear whether the benefit of directed forgetting could be improved by training or not. In this work, the effectiveness of directed forgetting is measure by the item statutory directed forgetting paradigm and then compare the recognition correctness (RC) and reaction time (RT) before and after training. This work could provide useful information to fill the gap of whether the effectiveness of directed forgetting could be improved by training. In terms of the mechanism of directed forgetting, this work also provides evidence for the active inhibition theory of directed forgetting.