Retrieval-induced forgetting (RIF)

Pulling one memory out can quietly push related ones further down. Retrieval shapes what you remember and what fades.

Definition

A memory phenomenon in which actively recalling some items from a category suppresses the later recall of related but uncalled items from the same category.

Step 1

Predict first

In one or two sentences, what do you think this concept means? Wrong is fine; the small struggle is what makes the answer stick.