When: Thursday 16th October, 12-1pm
Where: Keats Reading Room, Psychology Building
Where: Keats Reading Room, Psychology Building
Prof. Michael Humphreys, University of
Queensland
Dr. Kerry Chalmers, University of Newcastle
Title: Episodic Memory
The distinction between episodic and
semantic memory dominates most introductions to the study of human memory. However, in practice this distinction is
often ignored. In an effort to
understand whether the distinction is really important and whether it is the
best way to introduce students to the study of memory we look at the history of
the episodic/semantic distinction. The
object is to understand the problems the distinction addresses and to evaluate
the possibility of defining episodic memory. We also consider why it is so
difficult to answer questions about whether non-human animals and young
children have episodic memories.
