tiistai 20. huhtikuuta 2010

Not time enough for love

After a long time it is hard to tell a real memory from a memory of a memory of a memory of a real memory. That’s what happens when you think about the past: You edit it and rearrange it, make it more tolerable.
(from Time enough for love)

So I've been reading about levels of processing and consolidation theories[1][2]. Sadly I haven't had enough time to think about those theories enough to write about them and a lot has happened today after I read about them. Hopefully tomorrow I'll have enough time to read about Eysenck (1979 & 1980)[3][4] - I'm pretty sure it is pretty different from those two theories so it should be easy enough to remember.
Honestly - tomorrow I'll have enough time to read classics with thought. Or not, but there's still hope and I'll write more tomorrow.

ps.
Levels of processing theory is framework by Craik and Lockhart for thinking about memory formation based on idea that more deeply you think about something more likely it is that stronger and better memories are formed. Consolidation theory is basically idea that memories become slowly fixed but their formation can be interfered by formation of other memories.

[1] Levels of processing: A framework for memory research, Craik and Lockhart (1972)
[2] The psychology and neuroscience of forgetting, Wixted (2004)
[3] Depth, elaboration and distinctiveness, Eysenck (1979)
[4] Effects of processing depth, distinctiveness and word frequency on retention, Eysenck (1980)

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