The stream of thought flows on; but most of its segments fall into the bottomless abyss of oblivion. Of some, no memory survives the instant of their passage. Of others, it is confined to a few moments, hours, or days. Others, again leave vestiges which are indestructible, and by means of which they may be recalled as long as life endures. Can we explain these differences? (James, Principles, p. 643)
Reading:
James, W. (1890) Principles of Psychology. Chapter 16: Memory Full
text in CHP
Historical Background: Wozniak's Introduction and some background for James' Principles
Data Assignment: Serial Reproduction
I will hand out your first data collection assignment in class, due to be submitted
electronically by the end of Monday Feb. 4th.
Reading:
Ebbinghaus, H. (1885) Memory: A Contribution to Experimental Psychology.
Full text in CHP.
Read chapters 1-3 where Ebbinghaus sets up the rationale and design of his experiments.
In chapters 4-9 he presents his results in tabular form, which is very difficult
to 'eyeball'. I will plot and summarize some of the relevant data for you and
post it on our WebBoard. [1/29/02: plots from chapters 4-7 available now, chapters
8&9 coming soon]
plus Wozniak's
Introduction
Danziger, K. (2001). Whither the
golden oldies of ESHHS: The Historiography of Psychological Objects. Web
posting
Concentrate on the short section on memory as an object.
Draaisma, D. (2000). Metaphors of Memory. New York: Cambridge University Press. Chapter 4: A vast labyrinth. Photocopy.
Hacking, I. (1995). Rewriting the Soul: Multiple Personality and the Sciences of Memory. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. Chapter 14: The Sciences of Memory. Photocopy.
Reading for the 8th:
Bartlett, F.C. (1932). Remembering:
A Study in Experimental and Social Psychology. New York: Cambridge University
Press. Chapters 1, 5, 7.
In bookstore and on reserve.
Data Assignment: The Vividness of
Visual Imagery Questionnaire (VVIQ)
Due Monday 18th Feb.
Reading for the 15th:
Bartlett, F.C. (1932). Remembering:
A Study in Experimental and Social Psychology. New York: Cambridge University
Press. Chapter 10. In bookstore
and on reserve.
Rubin, D. (1995). Memory in Oral Traditions. New York: Oxford University Press. Chapters 1 & 2. In bookstore and on reserve.
Johnston, E.B. (2001). The Repeated Reproduction of Remembering. History of Psychology, 4, 341-366. Full Text in PsycARTICLES
Data Assignment: Tip-of-the-tongue
Due electronically Monday 25th February
Galton, F. (1880) Statistics of Mental Imagery, Mind, 5, 301-318. Full text in CHP
Bartlett, F.C. (1932). Remembering: A Study in Experimental and Social Psychology. New York: Cambridge University Press. Chapter 11: Images and their Functions. In bookstore and on reserve. (Chapter 4 also)
Pillemer, D. B. (1998). Momentous Events, Vivid Memories. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. Chapter 2: Memorable Moments. In bookstore and on reserve.
Rubin, D.C. (1995) Memory in Oral Traditions. New York: Oxford University Press. Chapter 3: Imagery. In bookstore and on reserve.
Data Assignment: Memorization
Due electronically Monday 4th March
Brown, A.S. (1991) A review of the tip-of-the-tongue experience. Psychological Bulletin, 109, 204-223. Full text in PsycARTICLES. On campus access. Off campus access.
Schacter, D. L. (2001). The Seven Sins of Memory. New York: Houghton Mifflin. Chapter 3: The Sin of Blocking. In bookstore and on reserve.
Rubin, D.C. (1995) Memory in Oral
Traditions. New York: Oxford University Press. Chapter 4: Sound and Chapter
5: Combining Constraints. In bookstore and on reserve.
Rubin, D.C. (1995) Memory in Oral Traditions. New York: Oxford University Press. Chapters 6, 7 & 8. In bookstore and on reserve.
Bartlett, F.C. (1932). Remembering: A Study in Experimental and Social Psychology. New York: Cambridge University Press. Chapter 14. In bookstore and on reserve.
Noice, H. & Noice, T. (1999). Long-term retention of theatrical roles. Memory, 7, 357-382. Full text available in EBSCOHost Academic Search Premier.
Additional Reading
Ericsson, K.A. & Kintsch, W. (1995) Long-Term Working Memory, Psychological
Review, 102, 211-245. Full
text in PsycARTICLES
Wegner, M.J. & Payne, D.G. (1995). On the Acquisition of Mnemonic Skill: Application of Skilled Memory Theory, Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 1, 194-215. Full text in PsycARTICLES
Wheeler, M., Stuss, D. & Tulving,
E. (1997) Toward a Theory of Episodic Memory: The Frontal Lobes and Autonoetic
Consciousness. Psychological Bulletin, 121, 331-354. Abstract
in PsycARTICLES Full
text in PsycARTICLES
Off
campus access (you need to login
via the library page as an off-campus user before you use this link)
McClelland, J.L., McNaughton, B.L. & O'Reilly, R.C. (1995) Why are there
complementary learning systems in the hippocampus and neocortex: insights from
the successes and failures of connectionist models of learning and memory. Psychological
Review, 102, 419-457. NB: Change in the assignment - read only the first
17 pages - to the end of the Answers to the Key Questions section
Full
text in PsycARTICLES
Off
campus access (you need to login
via the library page as an off-campus user before you use this link)
Munsterberg, H. (1908/1925). On the witness stand. Full text in CHP
Haber, R.N. & Haber, L. (2000). Experiencing, Remembering and Reporting Events. Psychology, Public Policy & Law, 6, 1057-1097. Full text in PsycARTICLES
Schacter, D. L. (2001). The Seven Sins of Memory. New York: Houghton Mifflin. Chapter 4: The Sin of Misattribution and Chapter 5: The Sin of Suggestibility. In bookstore and on reserve.
Wells, G. et al (2000). From the Lab to the Police Station: A Successful Application of Eyewitness Research. American Psychologist, 55, 581-598. Full text in PsycARTICLES
Report of Working Group (1999). Eyewitness Evidence: A Guide for Law Enforcement. Available as a pdf on the web
Freud, (1901) The Psychopathology of Everyday Life, Chapter 4: Childhood and Concealing Memories.
Pillemer, D. B. (1998). Momentous Events, Vivid Memories. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. Chapter 4: Image, Narrative and the Development of Self. In bookstore and on reserve.
Howe, M.L. & Courage, M.L. (1993). On resolving the enigma of infantile amnesia. Psychological Bulletin, 113, 305-326. Full text in PsycARTICLES off campus link
Harley, K. & Reese, E. (1999)
Origins of Autobiographical Memory. Developmental Psychology, 35,1338-1348.
Full
Text in PsycARTICLES
off
campus link
Additional Reading:
Wang, Q. (2001). Culture Effects on Adults' Earliest Childhood Recollection and Self-Description: Implications for the Relation Between Memory and the Self. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 81, 220-233. Full text in PsycARTICLES off campus link
Han, J.J., Leichtman, M. & Wang, Q. (1998). Autobiographical Memory in Korean, Chinese, and American Children. Developmental Psychology, 34, 701-713. Full text available in PsycARTICLES. off campus link
Pillemer, D. B. (1998). Momentous Events, Vivid Memories. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. Chapters 5 &6. In bookstore and on reserve.
Weldon, M.S. & Bellinger, K.D. (1997). Collective Memory: Collaborative and Individual Processes in Remembering. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 23, 1160-1175. Full text in PsycARTICLES off campus link