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| Classifying Memory Types |
Classifying Memory Types
There are three basic properties that can be used to classify types of memory:
contents, duration, and capacity. Each of these approaches yields important information about the challenges of learning and the properties of human memory.
Keep in mind that while the classification of memories is useful, it is somewhat of an arbitrary procedure. It is useful because it allows us to discuss various aspects of a very complex process. It is arbitrary because the properties of organic memory are really continuous – one property blends into, and often overlaps another.
There are three basic properties that can be used to classify types of memory:
contents, duration, and capacity. Each of these approaches yields important information about the challenges of learning and the properties of human memory.
Keep in mind that while the classification of memories is useful, it is somewhat of an arbitrary procedure. It is useful because it allows us to discuss various aspects of a very complex process. It is arbitrary because the properties of organic memory are really continuous – one property blends into, and often overlaps another.
