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A history of models of memory

Cognitive psychologist Michael Eysenck traces the history of models of memory and updates us on current models

Knowledge of riding a bicycle is an example of procedural memory

Go online (see back cover) for a PowerPoint presentation to support understanding of Eysenck’s article.

Our memory is of vital importance to us. In the absence of memory, we would in many ways be like newborn babies. For example, we would know nothing of our past and we would be unable to speak to others or understand what they were saying. In some ways, indeed, we would be in a worse position than newborn babies because we would not learn or remember anything from our experience.

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