We are often presented with more information than we can remember, and we must
selectively focus on the most valuable information to maximize memory utility. Most tests of …

People are generally able to selectively attend and remember high-value over low-value
information. Here, we investigated whether young and older adults would display typical …

Although older adults are often concerned about instances of forgetting, forgetting can be a
useful feature of our memory system. Specifically, strategically forgetting less important …

Objectives The goal of this preregistered study was to synthesize empirical findings on age
differences in motivated cognition using a meta-analytic approach, with a focus on the …

Making judgments of learning (JOLs) can sometimes modify subsequent memory
performance, which is referred to as JOL reactivity. We evaluated two major theoretical …

Long-term memory is sensitive to both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, but little is known
about the relative influence of these two sources of motivation on memory performance …

L'oubli intentionnel vise à empêcher que l'information non désirée soit stockée dans la
mémoire à long terme. Étonnamment, des recherches antérieures ont montré que …

Introduction The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the largest federal
nutrition assistance program in the United States, and played a critical role in mitigating food …

Remembering and forgetting are both important processes of a healthy memory system, but
both processes can show age-related decline. Reward anticipation is effective at improving …

Motivational and emotional influences on memory have been studied extensively; however,
despite the link between these constructs, they have been studied in separate lines of …