Memory by Baddeley, Alan -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents About the authors Preface to the First edition Preface to the Second edition 1. What is memory?

Why do we need memory? One memory or many? Theories, maps, and models How can we study memory? How many kinds of memory? Sensory memory Short-term and working memory Long-term memory Memory: Beyond the laboratory Summary Points for discussion Further reading References

2. Memory and the brain

Neuropsychological approaches Observing the brain Observing the working brain Blood flow based measures The cellular basis of memory Genetic approaches Summary Points for discussion Further reading References

3. Short-term memory

Short-term and working memory: What’s the difference? Memory span Models of verbal short-term memory Competing theories of verbal short-term memory Free recall Visuo-spatial short-term memory Summary Points for discussion Further reading References

4. Working memory

The modal model The multicomponent model Imagery and the visuo-spatial sketchpad The central executive The episodic buffer Individual differences in working memory Theories of working memory Educational applications The neuroscience of working memory Summary Points for discussion Further reading References

5. Learning

Rate of learning Distributed practice Expanding retrieval The importance of testing The importance of feedback Motivation to learn Repetition and learning Implicit learning Learning and consciousness The neurobiological basis of learning Summary Points for discussion Further reading References

6. Episodic memory: Organizing and remembering

The Bartlett approach Meaning and memory Memory and predictability Levels of processing The limits of levels Transfer-appropriate processing Why is deeper coding better? Organization and memory Becoming an expert Seriation Episodic memory and the brain Summary Points for discussion Further reading References

7. Semantic memory and stored knowledge

Introduction Semantic memory vs. episodic memory Organization of concepts: Traditional views Using concepts Concepts and the brain Schemas Summary Points for discussion Further reading References

8. Retrieval

The experience of retrieval failure The retrieval process: General principles Factors determining retrieval success Context cues Retrieval tasks The importance of incidental context in episodic memory retrieval Recognition memory Source monitoring Concluding remarks Summary Points for discussion Further reading References

9. Incidental forgetting

A remarkable memory The fundamental fact of forgetting On the nature of forgetting Factors that discourage forgetting Factors that encourage incidental forgetting A functional view of incidental forgetting Summary Points for discussion Further reading References

10. Motivated forgetting

Life is good, or memory makes it so Terminology in research on motivated forgetting Factors that predict motivated forgetting Factors that predict memory recovery Recovered memories of trauma: Instances of motivated forgetting? Summary Points for discussion Further reading References

11. Autobiographical memory

Why do we need autobiographical memory? Methods of study Theories of autobiographical memory Psychogenic amnesia Organically based deficits Summary Points for discussion Further reading References

12. Eyewitness testimony

Introduction Major factors influencing eyewitness accuracy Anxiety and violence Age and eyewitness accuracy Remembering faces Police procedures with eyewitnesses From laboratory to courtroom Summary Points for discussion Further reading References

13. Prospective memory

Introduction Prospective memory in everyday life Types of prospective memory Theoretical perspectives Improving prospective memory Summary Points for discussion Further reading References

14. Memory in childhood

Introduction Memory in infants Developmental changes in memory during childhood Implicit memory Autobiographical memory and infantile amnesia Children as witnesses Summary Points for discussion Further reading References

15. Memory and aging

Approaches to the study of aging Working memory and aging Aging and long-term memory Theories of aging The aging brain Summary Points for discussion Further reading References

16. When memory systems fail

Amnesia: The patient and the psychologist Episodic memory impairment Traumatic brain injury Alzheimer’s disease Rehabilitation of patients with memory problems Conclusion Summary Points for discussion Further reading References

17. Improving your memory

Introduction Distinctive processing Techniques to improve memory: Visual imagery Techniques to improve memory: Verbal mnemonics Why are mnemonic techniques effective? Working memory training Memory experts Preparing for examinations Learning verbatim Summary Points for discussion Further reading References

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