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===== Early models and measures of memory ===== | ===== Early models and measures of memory ===== | ||
- | Some of the first notable noted research on human memory was conducted in 1890 by **[[http://www.hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/houghton/exhibits/james/introduction.cfm|William James]]**. Based on his works, James assumed memory consists out of **two systems**: | + | Some of the first notable noted research on human memory was conducted in 1890 by **[[http://www.hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/houghton/exhibits/james/introduction.cfm|William James]]**. Based on his research, James assumed memory consists out of **two systems**: |
* **primary memory**, which lasts for a **few seconds** and holds **in our consciousness** the perception of events in our environment, and | * **primary memory**, which lasts for a **few seconds** and holds **in our consciousness** the perception of events in our environment, and |