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This book presents debate about the cognitive architecture of the human long-term memory system. Each chapter concentrates on the central theoretical question of how long-term memory can best be conceptualized. In particular, is long-term memory best regarded as comprising multiple independent systems (each with distinct properties and attributes), as a processing framework which can be tapped via different levels of processing, or as a complex function which can be used in a flexible and task-appropriate manner? The authors of each chapter present their own answers to this and related research questions. This book concludes with an integrated synopsis and appraisal of the different facets of this debate. It is intended for students and researchers.(PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)