Which of the following are the laws of memory in learning?

1.Law of perseverance

2.Law of inadequacy

3.Law of contiguity

4.Law of association

5.Law of incompatibility

A1, 3 & 4 only ✓ Correct

B2, 3 & 5 only

C1, 2, 4 & 5 only

D3 & 4 only

Correct answer: (A) 1, 3 & 4 only

Explanation

The laws of memory in learning are perseverance, contiguity and association.

The law of perseverance holds that impressions tend to persist and recur after learning.

The law of contiguity states that events experienced together become linked in memory.

The law of association binds ideas occurring close together in time or meaning.

A law of inadequacy and a law of incompatibility are not recognised laws of memory.

Contiguity underlies associationist accounts of memory from Aristotle onward.

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