Theories of Memory

by Collins, Alan F.; Gathercole, Susan E. (CON)

• ISBN13: 9780863772900
• ISBN10: 0863772900
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1993-12-01
• Publisher: Psychology Pr

Summary

This is a collection of chapters by some of the most influential memory researchers. Chapters focus on a wide range of key areas of research. The main emphasis throughout the book is on theoretical issues and how they relate to existing empirical work. The contributions reveal that memory continues to be an important research area and they provide a state-of- the-art perspective on this central aspect of cognitive psychology.

Table of Contents

Working memory and conscious awareness

flexibility, structure and linguistic vagary in concepts - manifestations of a compositional system of perceptual symbols

the structure of autobiographical memory

systems and principles in memory theory - another critique of pure memory

recognizing and remembering

the practice of memory

the development of rehearsal - a working memory perspective

imagery and classification

MEM-memory subsystems as processes

problems and solutions in memory and cognition

is lexical processing just an ACT?

monitoring and gain control in an episodic memory model - relation to P300 event-related potentials

explaining the emergence of autobiographical memory in early childhood

understanding implicit memory - a cognitive neuroscience approach

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