Theories of Memory brings together some of the most influential researchers currently working in the area of memory. Individual chapters cover a wide range of key areas of memory research, but throughout the book the main emphasis is on theoretical issues, how they relate to existing empirical work and what implications they have for future work in the area. Topics covered include: the development of different memory abilities, the case for different subsystems in memory, and the structure of different memory subsystems. Different views on the level of explanation offered by our theories of memory are discussed. Not only do the contributions reveal diversity in the theoretical concerns within memory research, they also illustrate a considerable range in the type of evidence that is brought to bear on these concerns. The diversity within the book reflects the vigour of modern research into memory and shows how it continues to be an important research area. Theories of Memory provides a unique state-of-the-art perspective on this key aspect of cognitive psychology.
This is a collection of chapters by some of the most influential memory researchers. Chapters focus on a wide range of key areas of research. The main emphasis throughout the book is on theoretical issues and how they relate to existing empirical work. The contributions reveal that memory continues to be an important research area and they provide a state-of- the-art perspective on this central aspect of cognitive psychology.
Working memory and conscious awareness, A. Baddeley; flexibility,
structure and linguistic vagary in concepts - manifestations of a
compositional system of perceptual symbols, L. Barsalou; the structure of
autobiographical memory, M. Conway, D. Rubin; systems and principles in
memory theory - another critique of pure memory, R. Crowder; recognizing and
remembering, J. Gardiner, R. Java; the practice of memory, S. Gathercole, M.
Conway, A. Collins, P. Morris; the development of rehearsal - a working
memory perspective, S. Gathercole, G. Hitch; imagery and classification, M.
Intons-Peterson; MEM-memory subsystems as processes, M. Johnson, W. Hirst;
problems and solutions in memory and cognition, G. Jones; is lexical
processing just an ACT?, K. Kirsner, C. Speelman; monitoring and gain control
in an episodic memory model - relation to P300 event-related potentials, J.
Metcalfe; explaining the emergence of autobiographical memory in early
childhood, K. Nelson; understanding implicit memory - a cognitive
neuroscience approach, D. Schacter.
