| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Essays in cognitive psychology |
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Essays in cognitive psychology.
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| Contents |
Ch. 1. An historical perspective -- ch. 2. The Ohio Wesleyan memory research program -- ch. 3. Acquisition and maintenance of knowledge -- ch. 4. Experimental and quasi-experimental investigations of overlearning -- ch. 5. Fluctuations of access to marginal knowledge -- ch. 6. Initial investigations lof age-related access to knowledge -- ch. 7. Larger scale investigations of age-related access to naturalistically acquired knowledge -- ch. 8. Distortions of knowledge -- ch. 9. Summing up |
| Summary |
This volume describes how well we maintain the knowledge we acquire throughout life. Research traditionally focuses on memory for events that are retained over short time periods that can be accommodated in experiments. This book, by contrast, uniquely describes the evolution of methods suitable for investigating memory of complex knowledge acquired over several years and retained during the entire life-span. The methods substitute statistical for experimental controls, and the investigations involve several hundred participants whose memory is tested up to 50 years after they acquired the |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 24, 2013) |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Long-term memory.
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Memory -- Age factors.
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Age factors in disease.
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Memory, Long-Term
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Age Factors
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SELF-HELP -- Personal Growth -- Memory Improvement.
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Age factors in disease
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Long-term memory
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Memory -- Age factors
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hall, Lynda K
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Baker, Melinda K
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| ISBN |
9781136496158 |
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1136496157 |
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9780203141076 |
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0203141075 |
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9781136496103 |
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1136496106 |
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9781136496141 |
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1136496149 |
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9781848729896 |
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1848729898 |
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9781848726505 |
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1848726503 |
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