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Cognitive psychology

the finding that retention declines over time following a power function rather than an exponential one, with forgetting slowing as memories age.

In cognitive psychology, power law of forgetting refers to the finding that retention declines over time following a power function rather than an exponential one, with forgetting slowing as memories age. This meaning comes from Wixted (1991) in Psychological Science.[1]

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Wixted, J. T., & Ebbesen, E. B. (1991). On the Form of Forgetting. Psychological Science, 2(6), 409-415. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9280.1991.tb00175.x

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