Memory, Assessment of

Bogdan Kostic & Anne M. Cleary

Psychological research has shown that memory is not a unitary construct. Instead, memory consists of a coordinated collection of processes and abilities that work together to enable individuals' day-to-day functioning. Furthermore, one aspect of memory can be impaired while another remains intact. For that reason, psychologists do not rely on a single procedure for assessing memory. Many assessment measures exist, and commonly used assessment procedures contain multiple subcomponents, each aimed at assessing a particular type of memory. This entry reviews several types of memory and explains the different ways that they are assessed. At the end, it describes several full-length memory assessment measures. Often termed short-term memory , immediate memory refers to the ability to hold information in consciousness. This ability is demonstrated when one remembers a phone number long enough to make a call. Immediate memory is distinct from long-term memory, which is the ability to store information for ...

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