1st Edition

Organisation and Memory (PLE: Memory) A Review and a Project in Subnormality

144 Pages
by Psychology Press

130 Pages
by Psychology Press

130 Pages
by Psychology Press

Originally published in 1973, this volume looks at the organisation of memory data in, what at the time was termed, ‘mental handicap’. The first part surveys recent work in this important area, giving a general account of experiments and findings. The second part reports a particular piece of research on memory in people with learning difficulties, then called ‘subnormal individuals’. Very much... Read more

Preface.  Editorial Foreword.  Part 1: Organisation and Memory in the Normal  1. The Process Model of Memory  2. Organisation  3. Organisation and Amount Recalled  4. The Development of Organised Memory  Part 2: Organisation and Memory in the Subnormal  5. Previous Research  6. Introduction to the Project  7. Preliminary Studies  8. Category Cues  9. Other Experimental Interventions  10. Subject Variables and Strategy Learning  11. Conclusions.  Author Index.  Subject Index.

Biography

Peter Herriot, Josephine M. Green, Roy Mcconkey