The topics in this unit are:
1. Introduction
2. Nature of memory
3. Information processing Approach : The Stage Model
4. Memory Systems : Sensory, Short-term and Long-term Memories
5. Levels of Processing
6. Types of Long-term Memory
a) Declarative and Procedural; Episodic and Semantic
7. Knowledge Representation and Organisation in Memory
8. Memory as a Constructive Process
9. Nature and Causes of Forgetting
a) Forgetting due to Trace Decay, Interference and Retrieval Failure
10. Enhancing Memory
a) Mnemonics using Images and Organisation
