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Learn how memory management provides ways to dynamically allocate portions of memory to programs at their request, and free it for reuse. Explore different methods of heap allocation, such as fixed-size blocks, buddy blocks, slab allocation, stack allocation and garbage collection.
Collective memory is the shared pool of memories, knowledge and information of a social group that is significantly associated with the group's identity. Learn about the conceptualization, history, and psychological research of collective memory, as well as its differences and similarities with history.
Learn how memory and retention are linked to learning and how different types of memory store and process information. Find out the factors that affect information transfer and the strategies to improve memory and retention.
Cognitivism is a theoretical framework for understanding the mind that gained credence in the 1950s. It argues that thinking is essential to psychology and involves information processing, attention, learning, memory, and transfer.
In 1974, Baddeley and Hitch [5] introduced and made popular the multicomponent model of working memory.This theory proposes a central executive that, among other things, is responsible for directing attention to relevant information, suppressing irrelevant information and inappropriate actions, and for coordinating cognitive processes when more than one task must be done at the same time.
Learn how operating systems manage the computer's primary memory, the function responsible for allocating and freeing memory among competing processes. Explore different memory management techniques, such as single contiguous allocation, partitioned allocation, paged memory, segmented memory, and rollout/rollin.
Learn how memory recall is influenced by various cognitive processes and functions, such as perception, imagination, motivation, and schema. Explore the theories and experiments of Bartlett, Piaget, and others on reconstructive memory.
Cumulative learning is the cognitive process of accumulating and improving knowledge and abilities that serve as building blocks for subsequent development. Learn about the theory proposed by Gagne, the dimensions and processes of cumulative learning, and the applications and criticisms of this concept.