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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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