Directed Forgetting Task

Field	Value
Name	Directed Forgetting Task
Version	0.1.0
Date Updated	2026-07-12
PsyFlow Version	current local runtime
PsychoPy Version	current local runtime
Modality	Behavioral
Language	English

1. Task Overview

Item-method directed forgetting with 30 remember-cued and 30 forget-cued study words, followed by recognition of all 60 old words among 60 foils.

Block-Level Flow

Study then recognition.

Trial-Level Flow

Fixation, word, memory cue; recognition word and F-old/J-new response.

Controller Logic

No adaptive controller; deterministic item planning preserves cue balance and old/new linkage.

2. Task Flow

3. Configuration Summary

a. Subject Info

Three-digit participant ID.

b. Window Settings

1280 x 800 black display.

c. Stimuli

120 unique five-letter English nouns.

d. Timing

500 ms fixation, 2 s word, 2 s cue, 3 s recognition deadline.

4. Methods (for academic publication)

Sixty words were followed individually by remember or forget cues. Recognition instructions required judgments for every old item regardless of cue, mixed with 60 new words. The directed-forgetting effect is remember hit rate minus forget hit rate.

5. Run

python main.py --mode human