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| Long Term Memory | 1 |
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Peer reviewedMosenthal, Peter B. – Reading Teacher, 1987
Identifies previous metaphors for memory, such as Aristotle's "wax tablet" and the numerous storage and retrieval metaphors, and how storage metaphors are hampering reading research. (JC)
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Long Term Memory, Memory, Metaphors
