Human Memory, 4th edition, provides a comprehensive overview of
research and theory on human memory. Written in an engaging style,
the book is divided into three sections, providing an accessible
introduction to the application and assessment of memory theory.
Beginning with the history of memory, the first section explores
basic methodology and neuroscience. The second section examines the
key topics of memory such as the sensory registers, mechanisms of
forgetting and short-term, nondeclarative, episodic, and semantic
memory. The third section focuses on specialist topics such as
amnesia, memory for space and time, autobiographical memory, memory
and reality, memory and the law, metamemory and formal models of
memory. Instructors could pick and chose which of these chapters
best fit the goals of their course. New to this edition: More
prominent discussion of neuroscience findings. Coverage of a wider
range of neuroscientific techniques. Greater emphasis on memory
changes over time. New explanation of how to calculate a wider
range of signal detection measures. Additional content on a wide
range of topics including the mirror effect, sleep-related memory
processes, vicarious autobiographical memories, inter-generational
memory transmission, the impact of lying on memory, eyewitness
collaboration, and aging and spatial memory. Expanded coverage of
areas including theories of hypermnesia, chunking, serial order
memory, prospective memory, threshold models, and eyewitness
line-up identification. Updated companion resources, including
PowerPoint slides and exam questions. The book highlights the
application of memory theory and findings to everyday experience,
presents in-depth explorations of studies, and provides
opportunities for students to explore the assessment of memory in
more laboratory-based settings. Packed full of student-friendly
pedagogy including study questions, Stop and Review and Try it Out
sections, Study in Depth text boxes, and more, Human Memory, 4th
edition is an essential companion for all students of human memory.
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