“Opps, I Forgot to Take Out the Trash”: The Cognitive Theories & Benefits of Forgetting
Individual author or multiple authors
Individual
Major
Cognitive Science (CGSC)
Category of Work
Comps
Additional Category of Work
None
Degree
Bachelor of Arts
Class Year
2026
Comps Adviser(s)
Decker, Jason
Special Recognition
Distinction on comps
Keywords
Memory, Forgetting, Theoretical COMPS, Cognitive Psychology, Neuroscience
Academic Civic Engagement (ACE) Comps Designation
no
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application/pdf
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Text (paper)
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