Question

Describe the hierarchical organisation in long-term memory?

Answer 1

• The hierarchical organisation in long term memory was suggested by Allan Collins and Roses Quillian. They observed that the knowledge in long-term memory is organised hierarchically in a networked structure.

• The elements of this structure are concepts known as nodes. The connections between nodes are called labelled relationships that indicate category membership or concept attributes.

• According to this view, all the knowledge can be stored at a certain level, which applies to all the members of a category without repeating that information at the lower levels in the hierarchy. It ensures efficient use of long-term memory through cognitive economy.