Human Memory

An introduction to the scientific study of human memory, with a particular emphasis on the interplay between theory and experiment.  Topics will include dual store models and the debate over short-term memory, recognition memory for items and associations, the role of time and context in memory formation and retrieval, theories of association, memory for sequences, the influence of prior knowledge on new learning, spatial and navigational memory, perceptual learning, classification and function learning, memory disorders and developmental changes in memory function.