Memory: An Experimental and Social Psychology Study

Author: Frederick C. Bartlett
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Publish Date: 1998-12-01
Features: This book is based on a rather successful academic paper submitted by Bartlett to St. John's College, Cambridge. On one hand, he refutes the traditional views of Hermann Ebbinghaus in this masterpiece, opposing his unrealistic approach in the meaningless syllable experiments. On the other hand, he attempts to study memory in environments similar to daily life. He employs pictures and stories close to everyday life, using methods such as "descriptive methods," "reproductive methods," "pictographic methods," and "serial reproductive methods" to examine the entire process of memory.