Memory Research

My research on memory is centered on understanding the effect of instructions to forget on memory. This phenomena is typically referred to as directed or intentional forgetting. My research has looked at the effectiveness of these instructions in both cognitive and social contexts. In addition, I have examined how information is represented in memory following these cues, and the mechanisms that lead to intentional forgetting

Selected Publications:
 

Golding, J. M., & Long, D. L. (1998). There’s more to intentional forgetting than directed forgetting: An integrative review. In J. M. Golding & C. M. MacLeod (Eds.), Intentional forgetting: Interdisciplinary approaches (pp.59-102). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Golding, J. M., & MacLeod, C. M. (Eds.). (1998). Intentional forgetting: Interdisciplinary approaches. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Gottlob, L. R., & Golding, J. M. (in press). Directed forgetting in the list method
affects recognition memory for source. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology.
 
Gottlob, L. R., & Golding, J. M. (2006). Directed forgetting of a single item. Journal
of General Psychology, 133, 67-80.
 
Sego, S. A., Golding, J. M., & Gottlob, L. R. (2006). Directed forgetting in older
adults using the item and list methods. Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, 13, 95-114.
 
Golding, J. M., & Gottlob, L. R. (2005). Recall order determines the magnitude of
directed forgetting in the within-participants list method. Memory and Cognition, 33, 588-594.
 
Golding, J. M. (2005). Directed forgetting tasks in cognitive research. In A. Wenzel
& D. Rubin (Eds.), Cognitive methods and their application to clinical research (pp. 177-196). Washington D.C.: APA.
 
Golding, J. M., & McNally, R. J. (2005). Finding common ground: Directed
forgetting research in cognitive and clinical domains. In A. Wenzel & D. Rubin (Eds.), Cognitive methods and their application to clinical research (pp. 175-176). Washington D.C.: APA.
 
Golding, J. M., & MacLeod, C. M. (Eds.). (1998). Intentional forgetting:
Interdisciplinary approaches. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.