| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 319 pages) |
| Series |
Psychology Press classic editions |
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Psychology Press classic editions.
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| Contents |
Cover; Essentials of Human Memory; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; 1 What is memory?; 2 Short-term memory; 3 Working memory; 4 Learning; 5 Organising and remembering; 6 Forgetting; 7 Repression; 8 Storing knowledge; 9 Retrieval; 10 Eyewitness testimony; 11 Amnesia; 12 Memory in childhood; 13 Memory and ageing; 14 Improving your memory; 15 What's next in the study of memory?; 16 What was next?; References; Index |
| Summary |
This Classic Edition of the best-selling textbook offers an in-depth overview of approaches to the study of memory. With empirical research from both the real world and the neuropsychological clinic, the book explains the fundamental workings of human memory in a clear and accessible style. This edition contains a new introduction and concluding chapter in which the author reflects on how the book is organized, and also on how the field of memory has developed since it was first published. Essentials of Human Memory evolved from a belief that, although the amount we know abou |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Memory.
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Memory
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781135068707 |
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1135068704 |
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