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Memories: mental repetition of representations without the original stimulus. See also stimuli, knowledge, learning._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Steven Pinker on Memory - Dictionary of Arguments
I 153 Memory/Pinker: thoughts are not stored as a whole, but composed of terms. I 157 Not every statement can be assigned to a memory space: too much energy loss. Cf. >Memory/Luhmann. I 158 Memory/Pinker: 1. "episodic" or autobiographical, 2. "semantic" or general knowledge memory. The two forms are wired according to different patterns. >Event, >Semantics. I 177 Memory/Pinker: not sound chains but delimited words are stored. >Language, >Words, >Sentence, >Picture. I 180 PinkerVsPlato: no impression in wax, no "resistance" - there are indelible memories. >Plato._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Pi I St. Pinker How the Mind Works, New York 1997 German Edition: Wie das Denken im Kopf entsteht München 1998 |