ABSTRACT

Originally published in 1973, this volume looks at the organisation of memory data in, what at the time was termed, ‘mental handicap’. The first part surveys recent work in this important area, giving a general account of experiments and findings. The second part reports a particular piece of research on memory in people with learning difficulties, then called ‘subnormal individuals’.

Very much of its time, in terms of the terminology, this was an important book for anyone concerned with people with intellectual disabilities and for experimental psychologists involved with the processes of memory.

part One|38 pages

Organisation and memory in the normal

chapter Chapter 1|6 pages

The process model of memory

chapter Chapter 2|13 pages

Organisation

chapter Chapter 3|8 pages

Organisation and amount recalled

chapter Chapter 4|9 pages

The development of organised memory

part Two|62 pages

Organisation and memory in the subnormal

chapter Chapter 5|11 pages

Previous research

chapter Chapter 6|6 pages

Introduction to the project

chapter Chapter 7|10 pages

Preliminary studies

chapter Chapter 8|7 pages

Category cues

chapter Chapter 9|11 pages

Other experimental interventions

chapter Chapter 10|11 pages

Subject variables and strategy learning

chapter Chapter 11|4 pages

Conclusions