Bjork's Storage Dynamics -- Flywheel and Ease Trap
graph LR
RE["Retrieval Effort at Study"]:::shared -->|"+"| SGE["Storage Gain per Study Event"]:::r1
SGE -->|"+"| SS["Storage Strength"]:::r1
SS -->|"+ with delay"| DM["Durability of Memory"]:::r1
DM -->|"+"| RE
RS["Retrieval Strength at Next Study"]:::r2 -->|"+"| PF["Perceived Fluency"]:::r2
PF -->|"−"| RSF["Restudy Frequency"]:::r2
PF -->|"−"| RE
RS -->|"−"| SGE
R1[" R1: Storage Flywheel -- reinforcing, productive "]:::looplabel
R2[" R2: Ease Trap -- reinforcing, corrosive "]:::looplabel
classDef r1 fill:#4A90D9,stroke:#2C5F8A,color:#fff
classDef r2 fill:#E8795A,stroke:#C0392B,color:#fff
classDef shared fill:#7B8D8E,stroke:#4A6163,color:#fff
classDef looplabel fill:none,stroke:none,color:#555,font-size:12px
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