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.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (308 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An original approach to memory development that views memory as a continuous process of growth and loss over the human lifespan rather than as a series of separate periods. 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:

Need for a lifespan developmental approach within memory research is more urgent than ever / Nobuo Ohta

Developmental changes in working memory: a multicomponent view / Graham J. Hitch

Childhood development of working memory: an examination of two basic parameters / Nelson Cowan

Working memory and attentional processes across the lifespan / Anik De Ribaupierre

Children's long-term memory of childhood events / Robyn Fivush

Children's eyewitness memory: changing reports and changing representations / David F. Bjorklund, Rhonda D. Brown, and Barbara R. Bjorklund

Role of knowledge in children's memory / Hidetsugu Tajika

Age-related effects on memory in the context of age-related effects on cognition / Timothy A. Salthouse

Autobiographical memory across the lifespan / David C. Rubin

Memory development in adulthood and old age: the Betula prospective-cohort study / Lars-Goran Nilsson ... [et al.]

Nature and course of the memory impairment in Alzheimer's disease / Lars Backman, Brent J. Small, and Laura Fratiglioni

Prospective memory across the lifespan / Elisabeth A. Maylor ... [et al.]

Prospective and retrospective memory in adulthood / Peter Graf, Bob Uttl, and Roger Dixon.

Notes:

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

"A Bradford book."

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0-262-29320-X

1-282-09987-6

9786612099878

0-262-27420-5

0-585-43671-1

OCLC:

51938193