Flashbulb memories / Martin A. Conway.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Conway, Martin A., 1952-

Series:

Essays in Cognitive Psychology

Essays in cognitive psychology, 0959-4779

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Flashbulb memory.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (238 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Hove [England] : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1995.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This text provides a review and critical evaluation of research into ""flashbulb"" memories, discussing the cases for and against. It also covers the neurobiology of flashbulb memories, and outlines a cognitive account of them.

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1. The Flashbulb Memory Hypothesis; The Flashbulb Analogy; Factors Influencing Flashbulb Memory Formation; The Flashbulb Memory Hypothesis; 2. The Case Against Flashbulb Memories; Neisser's Critique; The Challenger Studies; Studies of Other Public Events: An Assassination, a War and a Public Disaster; Conclusions; 3. Evidence for Flashbulb Memories; The Attempted Assassination of Ronald Reagan; The San Francisco Earthquake; The Resignation of Margaret Thatcher; Conclusions

4. "Real" Flashbulb Memories and Flashbulb Memories Across the LifespanPersonal Flashbulb Memories; Traumatic Flashbulb Memories; Flashbulb Memories Across the Lifespan; Conclusions; 5. The Neurobiology of Flashbulb Memories; Memory "Circuits"; Memory "Mechanisms"; Conclusions: Routes to Memory Formation; 6. Revising the Flashbulb Memory Hypothesis; What are Flashbulb Memories?; What are the Conditions for Flashbulb Memory Formation?; Emotion, Importance and Plans; Functions of Flashbulb Memories; Conclusions: The Multifunctionality of Flashbulb Memories; References; Author Index

Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-134-83405-5

1-138-87705-0

0-203-77582-1

1-134-83398-9

9780203775820

OCLC:

851157116