Abstract
Memory is a single word that refers to a complex and fascinating set of abilities which people and other animals possess that enables them to learn from experience and retain what they learn. In memory, an experience affects the nervous system, leaves a residue or trace, and changes later behavior. Types of memory are tremendously varied; so, too, are the techniques used in cognitive science to investigate them. The aim of the present chapter is to give an overall sense of types of memory as well as of techniques used in the experimental study of memory. The process of remembering will be broken up into two main components: encoding and retrieval. We shall then discuss the factors which determine the effectiveness of each component and some of the ways in which memory both succeeds and fails.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | A Companion to Cognitive Science |
| Publisher | Wiley Blackwell |
| Pages | 250-264 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781405164535 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780631218517 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 26 2008 |
Keywords
- Effectiveness of encoding
- Effectiveness of retrieval cues
- Encoding and retrieval
- Errors of memory
- Mnemonics
- Study of memory
- Varieties of learning