In the directed forgetting task, participants are asked to:
A) encode information at different levels.
B) recall a childhood event that they had forgotten about.
C) recall a list of words that are related to a "theme" word.
D) forget something that they've learned.

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In the directed forgetting task, participants are typically instructed to forget previously learned information, often after being presented with a cue indicating that the information will not be needed for future recall. This task is used to study the ability to intentionally forget information.

In the Directed Forgetting Task, Participants Are Asked To