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Memory: Phenomena, Experiment, and Theory by Alan J. Parkin β€” book cover

Memory: Phenomena, Experiment, and Theory

by Alan J. Parkin
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Overview

Memory presents the reader with a lively and comprehensive account of contemporary memory research. The first chapter considers structural accounts of memory which is followed by a detailed assessment of the "levels of processing" alternative. A third chapter considers the organization and function of long-term memory including discussion of the highly influential distinction between explicit and implicit memory. Here, as elsewhere in the book, particular attention is paid to the relevance of clinical observations in the development of theory. Concepts of retrieval are described in some detail with a broad account of contextual influences on memory. A whole chapter is devoted to the topic of mental imagery and another to the working memory concept. The final two chapters cover memory across the lifespan and allow the reader to see how many of the general ideas developed at earlier stages provide insights into memory development.

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Book Details

Published
July 1, 1993
Publisher
Blackwell Publishers
Pages
231
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780631157120

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