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SAM model  

Definition

  • SAM (Search for Associative Memory) is a mathematical model developed by Raaijmakers & Shiffrin (1980) and completed by Gillund and Shiffrin (1984), which is used to simulate recall and recognition in episodic memory.

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Synonym(s)

  • Search for Associative Memory model

Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Gillund, G., & Shiffrin, R. M. (1984). A retrieval model for both recognition and recall. Psychological Review, 91(1), 1-67. https://doi.org/10.1037//0033-295X.91.1.1

    • Document type: simulation study

    • Access: closed

  • • Raaijmakers, J. G., & Shiffrin, R. M. (1981). Search of associative memory. Psychological Review, 88(2), 93‑134. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-295X.88.2.93

    • Document type: simulation study

    • Access: closed

  • • Raaijmakers, J. G. W., & Shiffrin, R. M. (1980). SAM : A theory of probabilistic Search of Associative Memory. In G. H. Bower (Ed.), Psychology of Learning and Motivation (Vol. 14, p. 207‑262). Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0079-7421(08)60162-0

    • Document type: simulation study

    • Access: closed

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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