TY - GEN ID - cogprints797 UR - http://cogprints.org/797/ A1 - Muter, Paul Y1 - 1980/// N2 - 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. KW - forgetting KW - memory KW - short-term memory KW - primary memory KW - consciousness TI - Very rapid forgetting SP - 174 AV - public EP - 179 ER -