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  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Computational Linguistics
  • Data Science

Background:

  • Memory systems are theorized to optimize for future needs.
  • Existing memory models qualitatively match repetition, delay, and spacing effects.
  • The statistical structure of the environment is a potential guide for memory theories.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how patterns of past word appearance predict future need.
  • To test existing mathematical models of memory against large-scale environmental data.
  • To develop and validate a new model of human memory informed by environmental statistics.

Main Methods:

  • Examined word appearance patterns in large datasets (tweets, Reddit comments).
  • Compared observed patterns against candidate mathematical memory models.
  • Developed a new memory model based on environmental statistics, incorporating the variable 'range'.

Main Results:

  • Environmental data exhibited remarkably similar statistics across datasets and with prior studies.
  • None of the candidate memory models accurately predicted the observed patterns.
  • The new environmental model demonstrated superior predictive power for both environmental data and behavioral memory studies.

Conclusions:

  • The statistical structure of the environment is crucial for understanding memory.
  • A novel human memory model, incorporating environmental 'range', shows promise.
  • Future memory theories can benefit from data-driven insights derived from environmental statistics.