Autobiographical Memory : Theoretical and Applied Perspectives

ISBN 10: 0521303222 / ISBN 13: 9780521303224

Edité par Cambridge University Press, 1986

A propos de cet article

Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

N° de réf. du vendeur 18014146-6

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Autobiographical Memory : Theoretical and Applied Perspectives
• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date de parution: 1986
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0521303222
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780521303224
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• État de l'article: Very Good

A propos de ce titre

Synopsis

Autobiographical memory is a major form of human memory. it is the basis of most psycotherapies, an important repository of legal, historical, and literary information, and, in some views, the source of the concept of self. When it fails, it is the focus of serious complaints in many neurological disorders. This timely book brings together and integrates the best contemporary work on the cognitive psychology of autobiographical memory. Introductory chapters place the study of autobiographical memory in its historical, methodological, and theoretical contexts; chapters reporting original research probe the recollections people have for substantial portions of their lives. Topics include the schematic and temporal organization of autobiographical memory, the temporal distribution of autobiographical memories, and the failures of autobiographical memory in various forms of amnesia. Autobiographical Memory constitutes the first tutorial in this exciting new area of research. Cognitive psychologists, clinicians, researchers in artificial intelligence, and their students - indeed, anyone interested in the processes that preserve and distort autobiography - will find it a useful resource.