Theories of memory
By: edited by Alan F. Collins ... [et al.].
Contributors: Collins, Alan F.
Publisher: L. Erlbaum Associates
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Hove, UK; Hillsdale, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 428
Subjects: Memory.; Memory -- physiology.; Awareness.; Consciousness.
Description: Theories of Memory brings together some of the most influential researchers currently working in the area of memory. Individual chapters cover a wide range of key areas of memory research, but throughout the book the main emphasis is on theoretical issues, how they relate to existing empirical work and what implications they have for future work in the area. Topics covered include: the development of different memory abilities, the case for different subsystems in memory, and the structure of different memory subsystems. Different views on the level of explanation offered by our theories of memory are discussed. Not only do the contributions reveal diversity in the theoretical concerns within memory research, they also illustrate a considerable range in the type of evidence that is brought to bear on these concerns. The diversity within the book reflects the vigour of modern research into memory and shows how it continues to be an important research area. Theories of Memory provides a unique state-of-the-art perspective on this key aspect of cognitive psychology.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: The practice of memory / Susan E. Gathercole ... [et al.]; title: Working memory and conscious awareness / Alan Baddeley; title: Flexibility, structure, and linguistic vagary in concepts : manifestations of a compositional system of perceptual symbols / Lawrence W. Barsalou; title: The structure of autobiographical memory / Martin A. Conway and David C. Rubin; title: Systems and principles in memory theory : another critique of pure memory / Robert G. Crowder; title: Recognising and remembering / John M. Gardiner and Rosalind I. Java; title: Developmental changes in short-term memory : a revised working memory perspective / Susan E. Gathercole and Graham J. Hitch; title: Imagery and classification / Margaret Jean Intons-Peterson; title: MEM : memory subsystems as processes / Marcia K. Johnson and William Hirst; title: Problems and solutions in memory and cognition / Gregory V. Jones; title: Is lexical processing just an "ACT"? / Kim Kirsner and Craig Speelman.; title: Monitoring and gain control in an episodic memory model : relation to the P300 event-related potential / Janet Metcalfe; title: Explaining the emergence of autobiographical memory in early childhood / Katherine Nelson; title: Understanding implicit memory : a cognitive neuroscience approach / Daniel L. Schacter.