@misc{cogprints797, volume = {8}, number = {2}, title = {Very rapid forgetting}, author = {Paul Muter}, year = {1980}, pages = {174--179}, journal = {Memory \& Cognition}, keywords = {forgetting, memory, short-term memory, primary memory, consciousness}, url = {http://cogprints.org/797/}, abstract = {Human forgetting can be much more rapid than previous experiments have indicated. Subjects who do not expect a test after a filled retention interval can rarely recall three consonants correctly after 2 sec of distraction. If there are two kinds of memory, primary and secondary, the present technique provides a purer method of studying forgetting from primary memory.} }