Ebbinghaus and Human Memory Experiments

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Who is widely considered to be the first person to conduct experiments in human memory?

Ebbinghuas (correct)

William James

Ebbinghaus

James

What did Ebbinghuas argue was necessary to study human memory?

Use of external sources for information

Observing human behavior in natural settings

Reliability of introspections

Correlation in task performance between material studied and material recalled (correct)

According to William James, what did consciousness represent?

A collection of memories

An illusion of the mind

A repository of knowledge

A stream of thought (correct)

What component of memory did James consider as providing sensory detail of the 'just past'?

Primary or elementary memory Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the aspects James is most acclaimed for?

His insights on memory and attention through introspections Signup and view all the answers

What term did James use to describe items in the stream of consciousness that survive for future recall?

'Properly recollected' Signup and view all the answers

Which perspective viewed science as extremely objective and left no room for introspections?

Behaviourism Signup and view all the answers

What was the Verbal Learning Tradition characterized as by some observers?

Dust bowl empiricism Signup and view all the answers

Which concepts were provided by the Verbal Learning Tradition as important explanatory concepts?

Transfer and interference Signup and view all the answers

What were participants required to do in the method of serial anticipation?

Predict the next word on a list prior to its presentation Signup and view all the answers

Which period saw the Verbal Learning Tradition appealing to the majority of researchers?

1920s-1960s Signup and view all the answers

What was one of the most important methods for studying memory mentioned in the text?

The method of serial anticipation Signup and view all the answers

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