PSY260H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Associationism, Erasmus Darwin, Tabula Rasa
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Clive wearing; herpes simplex virus stripped away caused interesting memory condition. Could only remember things that happened within a couple of seconds from the present: would greet wife as if he hadn"t seen her for years :") every time he caught sight of her. Note: despite the damage, his emotional memory remained (love for wife), procedural memory (could still conduct a symphony); & could still learn how to get from one place to another with practice. This case allows us to see that memory is not a single, cohesive process (cw retained other components of memory despite losing another) Psychology has roots in philosophy: where knowledge was originally derived from reasoned thought & argument rather than empirical observations; still, these ideas are important to us today. Derived theories from data *interesting for someone in his time to do so* : memory depends on linkages between two things; ie remembering/ experiencing item 1 elicits remembering / experiencing item 2.
