The retrieval-induced forgetting (RIF) paradigm was used to assess the integrity of Unintentional inhibitory functioning in normal ageing. The paradigm was adapted to explore the RIF effect under conditions that allow us to differentiate the contribution of intentional and automatic retrieval processes to performance. The results showed the presence of equivalent and significant RIF effects in young and older adults, for both the intentional and automatic retrieval performance. These results suggest that unintentional inhibitory processes are spared in normal ageing and confirm that RIF effect is independent of the kind of memory processes involved in task performance.

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在正常的年龄中，检索引起的遗忘。

检索诱发遗忘（RIF）范式用于评估正常衰老中无意识抑制功能的完整性。在允许我们区分故意检索和自动检索过程对性能的贡献的条件下，该范式经过改进以探索RIF效果。结果表明，对于有意和自动检索性能，在年轻人和老年人中都存在同等且显着的RIF效果。这些结果表明，正常的老化过程中可以避免意外的抑制过程，并证实RIF的作用与任务执行中涉及的记忆过程无关。