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functionalist theories of memory  

Definition

  • A type of theory postulating that memory can be understood from the memory processes carried out by the subject rather than by postulating the existence of different structures or memory systems in which information is stored.

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  • procedural theories of memory

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Kolers, P. A. (1973). Remembering operations. Memory & Cognition, 1(3), 347‑355. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03198119

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: open]
  • • Kolers, P. A., & Roediger, H. L. (1984). Procedures of mind. Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 23(4), 425‑449. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5371(84)90282-2

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]
  • • Nicolas, S. (2000). La mémoire humaine, une perspective fonctionnaliste. L'Harmattan.

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  • • Roediger, H., Weldon, M., & Challis, B. (1989). Explaining dissociations between implicit and explicit measures of retention: A processing account. In H. L. Roediger & F. I. M. Craik (Eds.), Varieties of memory and consciousness: Essays in honor of Endel Tulving (pp. 3–41). Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

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  • • Roediger, H., Weldon, M., & Challis, B. (1989). Expliquer les dissociations entre mesures explicites et implicite de la rétention: une affaire de traitement. In H. L. Roediger & F. I. M. Craik (Eds.), Varieties of memory and consciousness: Essays in honor of Endel Tulving (pp. 3–41). Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Traduit dans S. Nicolas & P. Piolino (2010). Anthologie de psychologie cognitive de la mémoire humaine (pp. 249-291). De Boeck.

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  • Frank Arnould

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