ABSTRACT
Memory is perhaps the most central aspect of human thought. Any question about human behavior, cognition, development, and nature requires an understanding of memory. Our memory makes us who we are, and it is one of the most intimate parts of ourselves. This may be why when we get close to someone, when we want them to know who we are and we want to know who they are, there is a sharing of memories. Many feel that the study of human memory is the closest one can get to a systematic study of the human soul. The aim of this book is to provide you, the student, with a survey and guide to what is known about human memory. As with most courses, there are a number of facts and ideas to learn. However, as any good professor will tell you, the slow accumulation of facts is not the main point of course work. The primary aim is to provide you with a deeper understanding and appreciation of some aspect of the world-and, hopefully, yourself. I trust that the ideas presented in this book will be useful in your life after this course is completed.
