Human Spatial Memory
Subtitle: Remembering Where
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
Published: December 1, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9780805842180
Subjects: Cognitive theory; Memory; Spatial behavior; Psychology; Cognitive Psychology; Psychology & Psychiatry / Cognitive Psychology; General; Congresses; Space perception; Spatial ability
First sentence: The title to this chapter might give the reader the impression that we have found a solution to a problem that has long plagued American households (or at least one household the first author, Timothy McNamara, knows well): How to prevent loved ones from misplacing their keys and wallets.
Description: "This volume includes a variety of theoretical, empirical, and methodological advances that invite readers to make their own novel connections between theory and research. Scholars who study spatial cognition can benefit from examining the latest from well-established experts, as well as milestone contributions from early-career researchers. This combination provides the reader with a sense of past, present, and future in terms of spatial memory research. Just as important, however, is the value of the volume as a touchstone resource for researchers who study perception, memory, or cognition but who are not concerned primarily with the spatial domain. All readers may find the fact that this volume violates the trend towards an ever-narrowing specialization refreshing.

Chapters from cognitive psychologists are alongside chapters by developmentalists and neuroscientists; results from field studies are just pages away from those based on fMRI during observation of virtual displays. Thus, the book invites integrative examination across disciplines, research areas, and methodological approaches."--Jacket.