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Explore the milestones in memory research within psychology, from Ebbinghaus's forgetting curve to the Working Memory Model by Baddeley and Hitch. Discover the roles of the hippocampus in memory consolidation and how prior knowledge affects recall. The text delves into theoretical models, pioneering experiments, and the latest advancements in understanding memory structure and function.
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Ebbinghaus's experiments established the quantitative study of memory
Ebbinghaus introduced concepts such as the forgetting curve and spacing effect
Memory research in psychology can be traced back to the pioneering work of Ebbinghaus in the late 19th century
The Multi-Store Model, proposed by Atkinson and Shiffrin, conceptualizes memory as a flow of information through sensory, short-term, and long-term stores
The Working Memory Model, developed by Baddeley and Hitch, suggests that short-term memory comprises several components responsible for different types of information processing
Tulving's framework distinguishes between episodic and semantic memory, highlighting the different ways in which information is encoded, stored, and retrieved
Baddeley's 1966 study on word recall demonstrated the sensitivity of the phonological loop to acoustic and semantic characteristics of words
The case study of patient H.M. by Scoville and Milner revealed the role of the hippocampus in memory consolidation
Research on patients with temporal lobe lesions by Schmolck et al. helped clarify the neural basis of semantic memory
Research by Sebastián and Hernández-Gil has shown that working memory capacities mature throughout childhood and adolescence
Steyvers and Hemmer's study demonstrated how prior knowledge can facilitate the reconstruction of episodic memories in real-world contexts
Future research could explore the memory span for non-alphabetic symbols, the impact of word length on recall, and the influence of delay intervals on memory performance