Importantly, once disrupted, retrieval was not easily recovered.
After distraction, the same item was presented again at test, yet performance remained impaired, suggesting that retrieval is not easily re-established once interrupted.
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We initially expected distraction to reduce precision, helping explain mixed findings in the literature on distraction costs: some tasks may tap into precision more.
However, distraction selectively reduced accessibility. Thus, the source of mixed findings remains unclear.
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