Theory 28/Competing Rates/Memory
Retention Is Learning Against Forgetting
The claim
Retention after training is set by the ratio of consolidation rate to interference rate rather than by training amount.
01Mechanism
Memory stabilises over hours while competing material degrades it; the balance sets the asymptote.
02Prediction
Retention should track the ratio across interference levels.
03Refutation
Retention tracking training amount would remove interference.