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Brown, G. D. A. (Gordon D. A.), Neath, Ian, 1965- and Chater, Nick (2007) A temporal ratio model of memory. Psychological Review, Vol.114 (No.3). pp. 539-576. ISSN 0033-295X

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Abstract

A model of memory retrieval is described. The model embodies 4 main claims: (a) temporal memory-traces of items are represented in memory partly in terms of their temporal distance from the present; (b) scale-similarity-similar mechanisms govern retrieval from memory over many different timescales; (c) local distinctiveness-performance, on a range of memory tasks is determined by interference from near psychological neighbors; and (d) interference-based forgetting-all memory loss is due to interference and not trace decay. The model is applied to data on free recall and serial recall. The account emphasizes qualitative similarity in the retrieval principles involved in memory performance at all timescales, contrary to models that emphasize distinctions between short-term and long-term memory.

Item Type: Journal Item
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions: Faculty of Science > Psychology
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Memory, Recollection (Psychology), Time -- Psychological aspects
Journal or Publication Title: Psychological Review
Publisher: American Psychological Association
ISSN: 0033-295X
Official Date: July 2007
Volume: Vol.114
Number: No.3
Number of Pages: 38
Page Range: pp. 539-576
Identification Number: 10.1037/0033-295X.114.3.539
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Funder: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (Great Britain) (BBSRC), Economic and Social Research Council (Great Britain) (ESRC), Leverhulme Trust (LT)
Grant number: 88/S15050 (BBSRC), R000239351 (ESRC), RES 000231038 (ESRC), F/215/AY (LT)
URI: http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/31732

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