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Memory

Title Memory / edited by Elizabeth Ligon Bjork, Robert A. Bjork.
Edition 2nd ed.
Publisher San Diego, Calif. : Academic Press
Creation Date c1996
Notes Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
English
Content Front Cover
Memory
Copyright Page
Contents
Contributors
Foreword
Preface
Part I: Overview of Human Memory
Chapter 1. Structures, Processes, and the Flow of Information
I. Structures
II. Processes
III. Flow of Control: A Tentative Account
IV. Conclusions
References
Chapter 2. Conscious and Unconscious Forms of Memory
I. Illustrative Findings and Explanations
II. Types of Evidence
III. Critiques of Theories
IV. New Directions
V. Summary
Part II: Transient Memories
Chapter 3. Sensory and Perceptual Storage: Data and Theory
I. Visual Sensory Store
II. Auditory Sensory StoreIII. Changing Conceptions of Iconic Memory
IV. A Linear-Systems Approach to Persistence
V. Perceptual Memories
VI. Memory Stores and Information Processing
Chapter 4. Short- Term / Working Memory
I. The Short-Term Activity Trace
II. The Machinery of Storage
III. The Interpretive Tools of Forgetting
IV. Retrieval from Short-Term/Working Memory
V. Do We Need Short-Term/Working Memory?
Part III: Storing Information in Long-Term Memory
Chapter 5. Imagery and Visual-Spatial Representations
I. Imagery
II. Visual-Spatial Representations in Object RepresentationsIII. Recognition of Faces
IV. Visual-Spatial Representations of Layouts
V. Concluding Remarks
Chapter 6. Autobiographical Memory
I. Characteristics of Autobiographical Memories
II. The Autobiographical Memory Knowledge Base
III. Accessing the Autobiographical Knowledge Base: Memory ""Retrieval""
IV. Autobiographical Memories across the Life Span
V. Neurological Impairments of Autobiographical Memory
VI. Conclusions: Some Caveats
Part IV: Accessing Information in Long-Term Memory
Chapter 7. Retrieval ProcessesI. Introduction
II. Methods of Studying Retrieval
III. Principles Governing Retrieval
IV. The Encoding/Retrieval Paradigm
V. Effects of Prior Retrieval
VI. Related Topics
VII. Conclusion
Chapter 8. Interference and Inhibition in Memory Retrieval
I. Introduction
II. Basic Assumptions of Interference Research
III. Classical Approaches to Interference
IV. Interference in Episodic and Semantic Memory
V. Related Research Areas
VI. Summary and Conclusions
Part V: Monitoring and Controlling Our Memories
Chapter 9. Distributing and Managing the Conditions of Encoding and PracticeI. Encoding Practice
II. Retrieval Practice
III. Theoretical Implications
IV. Educational Implications
V. Summary and Conclusions
Chapter 10. Mnemonic Methods to Enhance Storage and Retrieval
II. Taxonomy of Mnemonic Devices
III. Mnemonic Devices and Associative Networks
IV. Mnemonic Devices in Education
V. Conclusions
Chapter 11. Metacognitive Processes
I. Problem Solving
II. Learning
III. Memory
IV. Cognitive Neuroscience of Monitoring and Control
V. Conclusion
Part VI: Differences across Individuals
Series Handbook of perception and cognition
Extent 1 online resource (609 p.)
Language English
National Library system number 997010710687905171
MARC RECORDS

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