12 Questions
Who is widely considered to be the first person to conduct experiments in human memory?
Ebbinghuas
What did Ebbinghuas argue was necessary to study human memory?
Correlation in task performance between material studied and material recalled
According to William James, what did consciousness represent?
A stream of thought
What component of memory did James consider as providing sensory detail of the 'just past'?
Primary or elementary memory
What is one of the aspects James is most acclaimed for?
His insights on memory and attention through introspections
What term did James use to describe items in the stream of consciousness that survive for future recall?
'Properly recollected'
Which perspective viewed science as extremely objective and left no room for introspections?
Behaviourism
What was the Verbal Learning Tradition characterized as by some observers?
Dust bowl empiricism
Which concepts were provided by the Verbal Learning Tradition as important explanatory concepts?
Transfer and interference
What were participants required to do in the method of serial anticipation?
Predict the next word on a list prior to its presentation
Which period saw the Verbal Learning Tradition appealing to the majority of researchers?
1920s-1960s
What was one of the most important methods for studying memory mentioned in the text?
The method of serial anticipation
Learn about Ebbinghaus, who is considered the first person to conduct experiments in human memory. Discover his methodological rigor and how he studied the correlation between material studied and material recalled at test. Explore the shift from introspection to experimental methods in psychology.
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