Current issues in applied memory research / edited by Graham M. Davies & Daniel B. Wright.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Davies, Graham, 1943-

Wright, Daniel B.

Series:

Current Issues in Memory

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Memory--Research.

Memory.

Cognitive psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (277 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Psychology Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Research on applied memory is one of the most active, interesting and vibrant areas in experimental psychology today. This book provides descriptions of cutting-edge research and applies them to three key areas of contemporary investigation: education, the law and neuroscience.In the area of education, findings from the study of memory are described which could have a major impact on testing practice, revision techniques for examinations and teaching basic literacy and numeracy. In applications to the law, recent findings shed new light on the dynamics of child abuse investiga

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Preface; Introduction; Applications to education; 1 Benefits of testing memory: Best practices and boundary conditions; 2 Retrieval-induced forgetting: The unintended consequences of unintended forgetting; 3 More than just a memory: The nature and validity of working memory in educational settings; Applications to law; 4 Mechanisms underlying recovered memories; 5 Factors affecting the reliability of children's forensic reports; 6 Change blindness and eyewitness testimony; Applications to neuroscience

7 Implicit memory, anesthesia and sedation8 Episodic memory and interhemispheric interaction: Handedness and eye movements; 9 Déjà vu: Insights from the dreamy state and the neuropsychology of memory; Discussion: A future for applied memory research; Author index; Subject index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-135-26342-6

1-135-26343-4

1-282-44419-0

9786612444197

0-203-86961-3

9780203869611

OCLC:

503451429