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Types of Memory

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In a very real sense the present and the next chapter on memory are a continuation of the previous chapter on learning. The processes of learning and memory are so interrelated and so interdependent that it is often difficult to determine whether or not they are distinct. For example, if a man does not learn, he has nothing to remember. Conversely, if he cannot remember, there is no sign of his having learned.

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    Jack Botwinick Ph.D. (Professor of Medical Psychology)

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Botwinick, J. (1967). Types of Memory. In: Cognitive Processes in Maturity and Old Age. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-39890-6_5

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