Remembering What We Learn.

Abstract

Memories are the internal mental records that we maintain, which give us instant access to our personal past, complete with all of the facts that we know and the skills that we have cultivated. While the mind's capacity to store and recall information is truly wondrous, there are desirable and undesirable difficulties in learning. Our authors provide examples of retrieval practice and individual differences in long-term retention and explore quick and slow learners.