Discuss the need for an explanation of human memory, which proposes that memory is a set of stages, rather than a single process. This essay is going to discuss the need for an explanation of human memory, which proposes that memory is a set of stages rather than a single process. Flanagan (1997) defines memory as " the mental function of retaining data, the storage system holding the data, and the data which is retained." It is …showed first 75 words of 1850 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1850 total…all the more understandable and the theories of memory put together a "story" of how the memory process may work. However, most if not all theories or models describe rather than explain the memory process (providing a guideline) therefore the empirical evidence is really the only key in explaining why memory is a set of stages rather than a single process and it is from these that the " need " is derived. Word count: 1857 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**