Human Memory [Paperback]

Henry L. Roediger III (Editor), Kathleen J. McDermott (Editor), Elizabeth J. Marsh (Editor), Henry L. III Roediger (Author), Paolucci (Author), Sautter-Bihl (Author), Towbin (Author), Scully (Author), Kathleen McDermott (Author), Brian Daines (Author), Angelina Perrett (Author), Rachel Pierce (Author), Jenny Weinstein (Author), Mimi Farrelly-Hansen (Author), Deborah Bowman (Author), Ross (Author), Ralf S. Mueller (Author), Steglich (Author), Lazar (Author), Henry L. Roediger (Author)

Book Description

Series: Key Readings | Publication Date: October 1, 2003

This new reader provides a selection of both classic and current articles on research about human memory. The reading are intended for courses in Human Memory at the undergraduate or graduate level, or possibly for a course in Memory and Cognition. Nine sections are included, as listed below, with several articles in each section. Each section is prefaced by an introduction to guide students. Similarly, each article contains a few paragraphs of introduction and then a concluding statement, as well as questions for thought and additional readings on the topic. The nine sections are: 1. Introduction and Orientation to the Study of Human Memory 2. Working Memory and Short-term Memory 3. Coding Processes in Memory 4. Retrieval Processes 5. Interference and Forgetting 6. Memory Distortions 7. Metacognition 8. Implicit Memory 9. Differences Among People in Remembering

Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Psychology Press; 1 edition (October 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0863775764
• ISBN-13: 978-0863775765
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.1 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,499,588 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Deborah Bowman, Ph.D., is a psychologist, photographer and Professor at Naropa University where she founded the Transpersonal Counseling Psychology Program and the Wilderness Therapy program. Buddhist practice and passion guided her travels and photography in Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Korea, Japan, Laos and Cambodia. For 24 years she has worked as a Gestalt and Jungian psychotherapist Boulder, CO.