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The meeting Theoretical Perspectives on Autobiographical Memory was
held at the Grange Hotel, Grange-over-Sands, in the Lake District
region of North Western England, July 1991. The workshop was
financed by a generous grant from the NATO Scientific Affairs
Division under the Advanced Research Workshop programme and without
this funding the meeting would not have been possible: the
organisers and delegates gratefully acknowledge the support of the
NATO Advanced Research Workshops programme. Thirty-five scientists
from five different NATO countries attended the workshop and
twenty-seven delegates presented papers. The two aims of the
workshop were to bring together in one forum a number of
comparatively separate approaches to autobiographical memory and to
promote theory in the area generally . These aims were fulfilled in
the presentations and discussions, particularly the final
discussion session, in which delegates focussed on the central
issues of the nature, structure, and functions of autobiographical
memory and how these emerge in different research areas. The
present volume contains the papers arising from the workshop. We
thank Mrs. Sheila Whalley for secretarial help and Fiona Hirst and
Stephen Anderson fur practical assistance in coordinating
registration for the workshop."
The meeting Theoretical Perspectives on Autobiographical Memory was
held at the Grange Hotel, Grange-over-Sands, in the Lake District
region of North Western England, July 1991. The workshop was
financed by a generous grant from the NATO Scientific Affairs
Division under the Advanced Research Workshop programme and without
this funding the meeting would not have been possible: the
organisers and delegates gratefully acknowledge the support of the
NATO Advanced Research Workshops programme. Thirty-five scientists
from five different NATO countries attended the workshop and
twenty-seven delegates presented papers. The two aims of the
workshop were to bring together in one forum a number of
comparatively separate approaches to autobiographical memory and to
promote theory in the area generally . These aims were fulfilled in
the presentations and discussions, particularly the final
discussion session, in which delegates focussed on the central
issues of the nature, structure, and functions of autobiographical
memory and how these emerge in different research areas. The
present volume contains the papers arising from the workshop. We
thank Mrs. Sheila Whalley for secretarial help and Fiona Hirst and
Stephen Anderson fur practical assistance in coordinating
registration for the workshop."
The field of autobiographical memory has made dramatic advances
since the first collection of papers in the area was published in
1986. Now, over 25 years on, this book reviews and integrates the
many theories, perspectives, and approaches that have evolved over
the last decades. A truly eminent collection of editors and
contributors appraise the basic neural systems of autobiographical
memory; its underlying cognitive structures and retrieval
processes; how it develops in infancy and childhood, and then
breaks down in aging; its social and cultural aspects; and its
relation to personality and the self. Autobiographical memory has
demonstrated a strong ability to establish clear empirical
generalizations, and has shown its practical relevance by deepening
our understanding of several clinical disorders - as well as the
induction of false memories in the legal system. It has also become
an important topic for brain studies, and helped to enlarge our
general understanding of the brain.
The recent attempt to move research in cognitive psychology out of the laboratory makes autobiographical memory appealing, because naturalistic studies can be done while maintaining empirical rigor. Many practical problems fall into the category of autobiographical memory, such as eyewitness testimony, survey research, and clinical syndromes in which there are distortions of memory. This book's scope extends beyond psychology into law, medicine, sociology, and literature. Work on autobiographical memory has matured since David Rubin's Autobiographical Memory appeared in 1986, and the timing is right for a new overview of the topic. Remembering Our Past presents innovative research chapters and general reviews, covering such topics as emotions, eyewitness memory, false memory syndrome, and amnesia. The volume will appeal to graduate students and researchers in cognitive science and psychology.
When David Rubin's Autobiographical Memory came out in 1986, Choice
called it "an important book that helps advanced students define a
vibrant new approach to memory research". Since then, work on
autobiographical memory has matured, and the timing is right for a
new overview of the topic in the form of Remembering Our Past,
which brings together chapters by leading scientists in the field.
The recent move of research in cognitive psychology out of the
laboratory makes autobiographical memory appealing, because
naturalistic studies can be done while maintaining empirical rigor.
Many practical problems fall into the category of autobiographical
memory, such as eyewitness testimony, survey research, and clinical
syndromes in which there are losses or distortions of memory. Thus,
the scope of this book extends beyond psychology into law,
medicine, sociology, and literature. Remembering Our Past presents
innovative research chapters and general reviews that will appeal
to graduate students and researchers in cognitive science and
psychology.
Provides a firm theoretical grounding for the increasing movement
of cognitive psychologists, neuropsychologists and their students
beyond the laboratory, in an attempt to understand human cognitive
abilities as they are manifested in natural contexts. The pros and
cons of the laboratory and the real world - the problems of
generalizability versus rigor - are thoroughly analyzed, and
practical escapes from what has become a false dichotomy are
suggested. The authors present relevant data that open up new
directions for those studying cognitive aging. Finally, they
consider the applications of the new knowledge for clinicians and
educators. Cognitive and experimental scientists should find this
review of cognition in everyday life in adulthood and old age a
valuable resource.
The field of autobiographical memory has made dramatic advances
since the first collection of papers in the area was published in
1986. Now, over 25 years on, this book reviews and integrates the
many theories, perspectives, and approaches that have evolved over
the last decades. A truly eminent collection of editors and
contributors appraise the basic neural systems of autobiographical
memory; its underlying cognitive structures and retrieval
processes; how it develops in infancy and childhood, and then
breaks down in aging; its social and cultural aspects; and its
relation to personality and the self. Autobiographical memory has
demonstrated a strong ability to establish clear empirical
generalizations, and has shown its practical relevance by deepening
our understanding of several clinical disorders - as well as the
induction of false memories in the legal system. It has also become
an important topic for brain studies, and helped to enlarge our
general understanding of the brain.
Oral tradition is important in many fields of study such as psychology, anthropology, linguistics, folklore studies, history and the classics. This book combines the methods and theories of cognitive psychology with the study of oral traditions to test and expand the ideas of both. It is the first book on oral tradition from an author with professional knowledge of human memory and cognition. Easy to read, and in a jargon-free style, this book will appeal to a wide range of academics and graduate students from various disciplines.
This book applies the methods and theories of cognitive psychology to the study of oral traditions. Rubin elaborates on three structural devices that appear in oral traditions: those consisting of meaning, those using imagery, and those in which sound pattern is predominant. Next, the way in which these and other constraints fit together is examined. The processes of transmission and recall are then considered. Three genres are considered as different applications of the principles outlined in the book. For two of these -- counting-out rhymes and ballads -- original studies are reported. For the third -- epic -- new analyses of existing data are reported.
Rubin brings together and integrates the best contemporary work on the cognitive psychology of memories of the self. Autobiographical memory is the basis for most psychotherapies, an important repository of legal, historical, and literary information, and, in some views, the source of the concept of self. When it fails, it is the focus of serious complaints in many neurological disorders. Introductory chapters place the study of autobiographical memory in its historical, methodological, and theoretical contexts. Later chapters report original research concerning the recollections people have of substanial portions of their lives. Topics include the schematic and temporal organization of autobiographical memory, the temporal distribution of autobiographical memories, and failures of autobiographical memory in various forms of amnesia.
Provides a firm theoretical grounding for the increasing movement
of cognitive psychologists, neuropsychologists and their students
beyond the laboratory, in an attempt to understand human cognitive
abilities as they are manifested in natural contexts. The pros and
cons of the laboratory and the real world--the problems of
generalizability versus rigor--are thoroughly analyzed, and
practical escapes from what has become a false dichotomy are
suggested. The authors present relevant data that open up new
directions for those studying cognitive aging. Finally, they
consider the applications of the new knowledge for clinicians and
educators.
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