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-====== Overview of Human Memory Models ====== 
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-===== Early models of memory ===== 
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-Some of the first 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: 
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-  * primary memory, which lasts for a few seconds and holds in our consciousness the perception of events in our environment,​ and 
-  * second memory, which has unlimited duration and can be brought to consciousness if wanted. 
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-A measure for the capacity of short-term memory was first introduced in 1887 by Joseph Jacobs, who tested the span of digits his students were able to remember. ​ 
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-===== Bibliography ===== 
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-[[http://​penta.ufrgs.br/​edu/​telelab/​1/​famous.htm|Famous People and Their Contributions to the Study of Memory]] Retrieved March 16, 2011. 
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