Memory

The keyword Memory is tagged in the following 9 articles.

Addiction to Altering States: Observable Tendencies Attributed to Learning and Neurology

October 20, 2011 - 5079 words | Psychology » Addiction

The observable tendency of a person to repeat the use of drugs, and continue use in spite of possible or real negative consequences, can be partially explained by examining several learning theories and learning with respect to neurological associative strength, and... Read Article »

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Addiction Chemical Dependency Set-point Theory Learning Memory Alcoholism Addiction Theory Neurology

Effects of Collectivistic and Individualistic Cultures on Imagination Inflation in Eastern and Western Cultures

February 10, 2011 - 10273 words | Psychology » Memory

Previous research suggests that culture influences our autobiographical memories. This study sought to determine if the collectivism/individualism dimension of culture influences the process of imagination inflation. Forty college students were given an Life Events... Read Article »

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Memory Imagination Inflation Collectivism Individualism Autobiographical Memory False Memories Eastern Culture Western Culture

The 1905 Russian Revolution through the Eyes of Vladimir Nabokov in "Speak, Memory"

January 26, 2011 - 2271 words | History » Russia

The insight that Vladimir Nabokov provides into the 1905 Russian Revolution, in his book Speak, Memory, sometimes merges with the general view--presented, for example, by Nicholas V. Riasanovsky in a more traditional account--but at many other times is totally unique... Read Article »

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1905 Russian Revolution Vladimir Nabokov Speak Memory Russian History Russian Revolution Of 1905 Russia

Confabulation, Repression, and Memory Replacement: Remembering Creatively

October 14, 2010 - 3195 words | Psychology » Memory

The specific purpose of this paper is to discuss some of the factors that would permit an individual to dissociate himself from his true identity, including at a minimum threshold the change in knowledge of some personal events. It is not required that a person believe... Read Article »

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Confabulation Memory Memory Replacement STM LTM Imagination Inflation Alzheimers Amnesia Memory Repression

The Lockean Memory Theory of Personal Identity: Definition, Objection, Response

August 9, 2010 - 1934 words | Philosophy » John Locke

For centuries philosophers have struggled to define personal identity. In his 1690 work An Essay on Human Understanding, John Locke proposes that one's personal identity extends only so far as their own consciousness. The connection between consciousness and Memory... Read Article »

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Philosophy Memory Theory Bundle Theory John Locke Philosophy Of Mind Cognitive Science

Levels of Processing: The Effects of Orthographic, Phonologic, and Semantic Processing on Memory

April 8, 2010 - 1924 words | Psychology » Memory

The processes by which the human brain creates, stores, and uses memories are very complex and have been the topics of many research experiments in psychology. In 1972, Craik and Lockhart published a paper on levels of processing that suggested, “Memory traces... Read Article »

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Levels Of Processing Semantic Processing Memory Orthographic Phonologic Experiment Research

Embodied Memory and Trauma: Recovering from Rape in Jasmila Zbanic's "Grbavica"

March 23, 2010 - 3478 words | Film and Cinema » Jasmila Zbanic

On its simplest level, Jasmila Zbanic’s 2006 film Grbavica examines how the Yugoslav wars of the 1990s still shape life in post-conflict Sarajevo. The film’s protagonist, Esma, is struggling to cope with the aftermath of being a victim in the systematic... Read Article »

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Balkan Film Cinema Film Jasmila Zbanic Rape Trauma Memory

Memorializing Sacco and Vanzetti in Boston

January 11, 2010 - 8537 words | History » Sacco And Vanzetti

‘WHO WERE THOSE PEOPLE?’ historian Howard Zinn asked a member of the Sacco and Vanzetti Commemoration Society in November 2008. Zinn had just delivered a lecture for the benefit of the Society on ‘The Meaning of Sacco and Vanzetti’ to a crowd... Read Article »

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Sacco And Vanzetti Public History Defense Committee Boston Legacy Memorializing Memory Gutzon Borglum Aldino Felicani Gardner Jackson Anarchism

Enhancing the Recall of Presented Material for Undergraduate Students

December 13, 2009 - 1018 words | Education » Learning Methods

In Enhancing the Recall of Presented Material, Larson (2009) examined the effects of different styles of note-taking and which ones seemed to benefit undergraduates when tested on the material they were expected to know. This study specifically focused on handouts... Read Article »

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Memory Recall Remembering Presented Material Education Psychology Memory Recall Note-taking Undergraduate Learning Learning Methods