The role context plays in memory formed a central theme of Alfred Binet's (1857–1911) psychological research. This paper describes some of the activities which represented this focus, attempts to explain Binet's concerns and orientations which underlay his interest in this area, and discusses the relevance of this work to contemporary approaches to understanding memory reconstruction.
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