Psychological Development and Education ›› 2026, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (2): 285-294.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2026.02.14

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The Influence of Part-list Cuing on Memory Retrieval: Integrated Evolution from Single-to Multi-mechanism

LIU Tuanli1, XU Yang1, BAI Xuejun2   

  1. 1. School of Educational Science, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000;
    2. Tianjin Social Science Laboratory of Students' Mental Development and Learning, Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education, Academy of Psychology and Behavior, Faculty of Psychology, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387
  • Published:2026-03-14

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Abstract: Previous studies have explored the underlying mechanisms of part-list cuing on memory retrieval. From the initial focus on the detrimental effect of part-list cuing, researchers have recently begun to focus on the multiple effect of part-list cuing, and accordingly, hypotheses about part-list cuing have undergone an evolution from single-to multi-mechanism: Part-list cuing impair memory retrieval through competition, inhibition, or strategy disruption, while facilitating recall through encoding context reactivation. Based on a review and reflection of the above accounts, it is argued that future research needs to further clarify the interaction effects between the different ways in which encoding contexts are disrupted, to clarify the boundary conditions of the impairment and facilitation effect of part-list cuing, and to decipher how multiple influences affect the role of part-list cuing through cascade effects. At the same time, it is also necessary to focus on how part-list cuing in social interaction contexts affect the memory of others.

Key words: part-list cuing, memory retrieval, underlying mechanism, impairment, facilitation

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