Understanding Memory

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The most engaging, comprehensive, and applied introduction to memory that relates the study of memory to everyday life. Balancing theory and application, Understanding Memory provides an engaging and comprehensive understanding of human memory with a focus on current models of memory systems and how these models are relevant to our everyday lives.

Table of Contents:
NOTE: Each chapter includes - Learning Objectives - Chapter-Opening Vignette - Chapter Review - Memory Activity - Questions - Key Figures 1. The Study of Memory Chapter-Opening Vignette: Total Recall? What is Memory? The History of the Study of Memory Trends in Memory Research from 1890 to 1970 Early Research into the Neuroscience of Memory The Cognitive Revolution Key Events in Memory Research Following the Cognitive Revolution Theoretical Approaches to Studying Memory A Brief Introduction to the Neuroscience of Memory 2. Sensory Persistence and Information Persistence Chapter-Opening Vignette: Patient X: A Man with a Deficit in Auditory Sensory Memory Sensory Memory Information Persistence The Neuroscience of Sensory Persistence and Information Persistence of Visual Information Chapter Review Memory Activity: Dispelling the Iconic Memory Theory 3. Short-Term Memory and Working Memory Chapter-Opening Vignette: Mental Calculators Short-term Memory (STM) Working Memory The Neuroscience of Short-Term Memory and Working Memory Working Memory and Emotional Regulation 4. Long-Term Memory Chapter-Opening Vignette: The Case of H.M. in More Detail Long-term Memory Hebbian Plasticity The Neuroscience of Long-Term Memory: Long-Term Potentiation Revisiting the Role of the Hippocampus in Long-Term Memory The Two-Stage Model of Memory Multiple-Trace Theory Reconsolidation What Happens in the Brain during Retrieval? Summary 5. Explicit and Implicit Memory Chapter-Opening Vignette: H.M. versus J.K. The Implicit-Explicit Memory Distinction The Neuroscience of Explicit and Implicit Memory Studying Implicit Memory Chapter Review Memory Activity: Using the Link Method to Memorize a Neural Circuit 6. Episodic Memory and Autobiographical Memory Chapter-Opening Vignette: Extreme Episodic Memory: Hyperthymesia What is Episodic Memory? The Neuroscience of Episodic Memory Retrieving Episodic Memories Phenomena Related to Episodic Memory Episodic Memory is Distinct from Classical Conditioning Autobiographical Memory Conway's Model of Autobiographical Memory The Neuroscience of Autobiographical Memory Flashbulb Memories Phenomena Related to Autobiographical Memory 7. Generic Memory Chapter-Opening Vignette: Ken Jennings: Extraordinary Recall for Ordinary Things Introduction Early Models of Generic Memory The Compound Cue Model The Hub-and-Spoke Model The Neuroscience of Generic Memory The Neuroscience of Concepts Concepts and Categorization Schemas and Scripts How did Ken Jennings Conquer Jeopardy!? 8. Forgetting Chapter-Opening Vignette: Forgetting is a Good Thing Introduction The Seven Sins of Memory The Time Course of Forgetting Disruption in Consolidation as a Source of Forgetting Early Models of Forgetting: Decay Theory and Interference Theory The Neuroscience of Forgetting Retrieval Induced Forgetting Motivated Forgetting Summary 9. Memory across the Lifespan Chapter-Opening Vignette: Jake Hausler Introduction Memory before Birth and Memory in Newborns Infant Memory Models of Memory Development Memory in Childhood Memory and Aging The Neuroscience of the Ageing Brain 10. Memory and Our Social Selves Chapter-Opening Vignette: The Search for Bridey Murphy Introduction The Impact of Collaboration on Recall The Effect of Conversational Remembering on Subsequent Memory Implicit Memory and Social Behaviour The Implicit-Association Test Cognitive Dissonance and Its Influence on Autobiographical Memory 11. Memory and the Law Chapter-Opening Vignette: Thomas Sophonow Eyewitness Memory Repressed Memory Memory and False Confessions Identification Procedures New Approaches to Suspect Identification Juries Brain Fingerprinting Memory Activity: How Good Is Your Eyewitness Memory? 12. Memory and the Marketplace Chapter-Opening Vignette: Scary Memories Sell Products Memory and Advertising Memory and Politics 13. Memory, the Body, and Health Chapter-Opening Vignette: Clive Wearing Introduction Dementia Memory Health Conditions That Can Lead to Memory Loss Substances That Affect Memory The Effect of Memory on Health and Healthcare Recommendations 14. Exceptional Memory, Mnemonics, and Expertise Chapter-Opening Vignette: Alex Mullen Memory Athletes A Demonstration of the Method of Loci Testing Effects Expertise


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780199014989
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press, Canada
  • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, Canada
  • Height: 231 mm
  • No of Pages: 480
  • Spine Width: 18 mm
  • Width: 188 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0199014981
  • Publisher Date: 22 Jan 2020
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 704 gr


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