“Opps, I Forgot to Take Out the Trash”: The Cognitive Theories & Benefits of Forgetting

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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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