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Working Memory Capacity (Essays in Cognitive Psychology)
by Nelson CowanThe idea of one's memory "filling up" is a humorous misconception of how memory in general is thought to work; it is actually has no capacity limit. However, the idea of a "full brain" makes more sense with reference to working memory, which is the limited amount of information a person can hold tem... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2005 -
Working Memory Capacity: Classic Edition (Psychology Press & Routledge Classic Editions)
by Nelson CowanThe idea of one's memory "filling up" is a humorous misconception of how memory in general is thought to work; it actually has no capacity limit. However, the idea of a "full brain" makes more sense with reference to working memory, which is the limited amount of information a person can hold tempor... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
The Development of Memory in Infancy and Childhood (Studies in Developmental Psychology)
Human memory is not only the repository of our past but the essence of who we are. As such, it is of enduring fascination. We marvel at its resilience in some situations and its fragility in others. The origin of this extraordinary cognitive capacity in infancy and childhood is the focus of vigorous... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2009