This article throws light upon the three main types of memory. The types are: 1. Episodic Memory 2. Semantic Memory 3. Procedural Memory. Type # 1. Episodic Memory: William James' concepts of primary and secondary memory were transfigured by Endel Tulving to episodic memory and semantic memory. Episodic memory is said to be the store of the autobiographical events in [...]
This article throws light upon the top two models of semantic memory. The models are: 1. Hierarchical Network Model 2. Active Structural Network – Model 3. Feature-Comparison Model. 1. Hierarchical Network Model of Semantic Memory: This model of semantic memory was postulated by Allan Collins and Ross Quillian. They suggested that items stored in semantic memory are connected by links [...]
The following points highlight the seven main types of innate tendencies. The types are: 1. Need 2. Want 3. Drive and Urge 4. Motive 5. Instincts 6. Reflexes 7. Learned Motives. Type # 1. Need: Need indicates a lack of something which is useful or desired. A person needs food when he is hungry. So he will strive for food. [...]
