| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
The psych 101 series |
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Psych 101 series.
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| Contents |
About the authors -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Everything is memory -- Chapter 2. Nuts and bolts: the basics of your memory -- Chapter 3. Memory illusions -- Chapter 4. Who done it? Memory and eyewitness identification -- Chapter 5. Remembering to take the cupcakes out of the oven: prospective memory -- Chapter 6. That's the story of my life: the autobiographical memory system -- Chapter 7. Frozen in time: traumatic memories -- Chapter 8. Memory loss: amnesia and other memory disorders -- Chapter 9. Memory is everything: having superior memory |
| Summary |
Contemporary research has found that memory is much more than the process for recalling information that has been learned and retained--it is a rich, nuanced process that is an important part of every human activity. This highly readable foundational text provides an overview of the theories and research on human memory from a psychological perspective. Grounded in the premise that all psychological processes depend on memory, and that memory is shaped by the functions it serves, the authors look at a wide range of memory processes and discuss the major theories that have been developed to explain how it functions |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Memory.
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Memory disorders.
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Memory -- physiology
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Memory Disorders
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Cognitive Psychology.
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SCIENCE -- Cognitive Science.
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Memory disorders
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Memory
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Beike, Denise R., author.
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| ISBN |
9780826109255 |
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082610925X |
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9781785398681 |
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1785398687 |
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1322348235 |
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9781322348230 |
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