Lifespan development of human memory / edited by Peter Graf and Nobuo Ohta.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Graf, Peter (Professor of psychology)

Ohta, Nobuo.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Memory.

Memory in children.

Memory in old age.

Alzheimer's disease.

Developmental neurobiology.

Child.

Aged.

Alzheimer Disease.

Medical Subjects:

Memory.

Child.

Aged.

Alzheimer Disease.

Physical Description:

viii, 299 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [2002]

Summary:

Until recently, the vast majority of memory research used only university students and other young adults as subjects. Although such research successfully introduced new methodologies and theoretical concepts, it created a bias in our understanding of the lifespan development of memory. This book signals a departure from young-adult-centered research. It views the lifespan development of memory as a continuous process of growth and loss, where each phase of development raises unique questions favoring distinct research methods and theoretical approaches. Drawing on a broad range of investigative strategies, the book lays the foundation for a comprehensive understanding of the lifespan development of human memory.

Topics include the childhood and adulthood development of working memory, episodic and autobiographical memory, and prospective memory, as well as the breakdown of memory functions in Alzheimer's disease. Of particular interest is the rich diversity of approaches, methods, and theories. The book takes an interdisciplinary perspective, drawing on work from psychology, psychiatry, gerontology, and biochemistry.

Contents:

1 The Need for a Lifespan Developmental Approach within Memory Research Is More Urgent than Ever / Nobuo Ohta 3

II The Development of Working Memory 13

2 Developmental Changes in Working Memory: A Multicomponent View / Graham J. Hitch 15

3 Childhood Development of Working Memory: An Examination of Two Basic Parameters / Nelson Cowan 39

4 Working Memory and Attentional Processes across the Lifespan / Anik De Ribaupierre 59

III The Development of Episodic and Autobiographical Memory in Children 81

5 Children's Long-Term Memory of Childhood Events / Robyn Fivush 83

6 Children's Eyewitness Memory: Changing Reports and Changing Representations / David F. Bjorklund, Rhonda D. Brown, Barbara R. Bjorklund 101

7 The Role of Knowledge in Children's Memory / Hidetsugu Tajika 127

IV The Normal and Abnormal Development of Episodic and Autobiographical Memory in Adulthood 137

8 Age-Related Effects on Memory in the Context of Age-Related Effects on Cognition / Timothy A. Salthouse 139

9 Autobiographical Memory across the Lifespan / David C. Rubin 159

10 Memory Development in Adulthood and Old Age: The Betula Prospective-Cohort Study / Lars-Goran Nilsson, Rolf Adolfsson, Lars Backman, Marc Cruts, Hakan Edvardsson, Lars Nyberg, Christine Van Broeckhoven 185

11 The Nature and Course of the Memory Impairment in Alzheimer's Disease / Lars Backman, Brent J. Small, Laura Fratiglioni 205

V The Adulthood Development of Prospective Memory 233

12 Prospective Memory across the Lifespan / Elizabeth A. Maylor, Richard J. Darby, Robert H. Logie, Sergio Della Sala, Geoff Smith 235

13 Prospective and Retrospective Memory in Adulthood / Peter Graf, Bob Uttl, Roger Dixon 257.

Notes:

"A Bradford book."

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

026207236X

OCLC:

48940847