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memory_models:a_brief_history_of_human_memory_systems [2011/06/17 11:28]
jpetrovic [A Brief History of Human Memory Systems]
memory_models:a_brief_history_of_human_memory_systems [2011/06/30 12:36]
jpetrovic [Early models and measures of memory]
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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
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