Concept information
Preferred term
instance theory
Definition
- A theory according to which memory is considered as a single system that stores specific events (instances) in episodic memory, and where general and semantic knowledge emerge during retrieval rather than being stored in a separate semantic memory system.
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Synonym(s)
- instance-based theory
Scope note
- Some computational models of memory are implementations of instance theory. They are therefore described as associated concepts rather than as sub-concepts of this theory.
Belongs to group
Bibliographic citation(s)
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• Jamieson, R. K., Avery, J. E., Johns, B. T., & Jones, M. N. (2018). An instance theory of semantic memory. Computational Brain & Behavior, 1(2), 119–136. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42113-018-0008-2
• Document type: empirical study
• Access: closed
- • Jamieson, R. K., Johns, B. T., Vokey, J. R., & Jones, M. N. (2022). Instance theory as a domain-general framework for cognitive psychology. Nature Reviews Psychology, 1(3), 174-183. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44159-022-00025-3
• Document type: literature review
• Access: closed
- • Jamieson, R. K., Johns, B. T., Vokey, J. R., & Jones, M. N. (2022). Instance theory as a domain-general framework for cognitive psychology. Nature Reviews Psychology, 1(3), 174-183. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44159-022-00025-3
Creator
- Frank Arnould
Theory of
In other languages
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French
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-GTBWWKMM-4
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