1st Edition
Handbook of Research Methods in Human Memory
The Handbook of Research Methods in Human Memory presents a collection of chapters on methodology used by researchers in investigating human memory. Understanding the basic cognitive function of human memory is critical in a wide variety of fields, such as clinical psychology, developmental psychology, education, neuroscience, and gerontology, and studying memory has become particularly urgent in recent years due to the prominence of a number of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s. However, choosing the most appropriate method of research is a daunting task for most scholars. This book explores the methods that are currently available in various areas of human memory research and serves as a reference manual to help guide readers’ own research. Each chapter is written by prominent researchers and features cutting-edge research on human memory and cognition, with topics ranging from basic memory processes to cognitive neuroscience to further applications. The focus here is not on the "what," but the "how"—how research is best conducted on human memory.
Table of Content
List of Contributors
1
History of Methods in Memory Science: From Ebbinghaus to fMRI
Hajime Otani, Bennett L. Schwartz, and Abby R. Knoll
2
Dependent Measures in Memory Research: From Free Recall to Recognition
Anne M Cleary
3
Measures of Forgetting
Benjamin C. Storm
4
Accuracy and Bias in Episodic Memory
Aysecan Boduroglu and Aycan Kapucu
5
Response Time Measures in Memory Research
Motonori Yamaguchi and Richard Schweickert
6
Methods of Studying Working Memory
Zach Shipstead and Ashley Nespodzany
7
Methods of Studying Text: Memory, Comprehension, and Learning
Kathryn S. McCarthy, Kristopher J. Kopp, Laura K. Allen, and Danielle S. McNamara
8
The Methodology of Metamemory and Metacomprehension
Deborah K. Eakin and Jarrod Moss
9
Research Methods for Studying the Emotion-Memory Relationship
Hajime Otani, Terry M. Libkuman, Abby R. Knoll, and Cody J. Hensley
10
Methods for Studying Memory Differences between Young and Older Adults
Aslı Kılıç and Amy H. Criss
11
Discovering Memory: Methods in the Study of Memory Development
P. Douglas Sellers II and Karin Machluf
12
Assessing Autobiographical Memory Disruptions in Psychiatric Populations
Laura Jobson
13
Methods of Studying Memory without Awareness
Neil W. Mulligan
14
Methods of Studying False Memory
Henry Otgaar, Sanne T. L. Houben, and Mark L. Howe
15
Methods of Studying Eyewitness Memory
Nadja Schreiber Compo, Jonathan Vallano, Jillian Rivard, Angelica Hagsand, Michelle Pena, and Christopher Altman
16
The Assessment of Autobiographical Memory: An Overview of Behavioral Methods
Adam R. Congleton and Dorthe Berntsen
17
Methods of Studying Prospective Memory
Melissa J. Guynn, Gilles O. Einstein, and Mark A. McDaniel
18
Face Memory
Karen Lander and Vicki Bruce
19
Challenges in Music Memory Research
Zehra F. Peynircioğlu, Esra Mungan, and Bennett L. Schwartz
20
A User’s Guide to Collecting Data Online
Kalif E. Vaughn, Jeremy Cone, and Nate Kornell
21
Neuropsychological Methods in Memory Research
Kata Pauly-Takacs, Celine Souchay, Alastair D. Smith, and Chris J. A. Moulin
22
Applications of Functional MRI in Memory Research
Joey Ka-Yee Essoe and Jesse Rissman
23
From the Laboratory to the Classroom: Challenges and Solutions for Conducting
John Dunlosky, Kayla Morehead, Amanda Zamary, and Katherine A. Rawson
24
Methods of Studying Individual Differences in Memory
Kimberly M. Wingert and Gene A. Brewer
Biography
Hajime Otani is a professor of psychology at Central Michigan University. His current research focuses on emotion and memory.
Bennett L. Schwartz is a professor of psychology at Florida International University. He conducts research on memory and metamemory. He is currently Editor-in-Chief of New Ideas in Psychology.
Memory can be mysterious as it is often fleeting but also oddly enduring. Using creative and innovative methods allow scientists to uncover some of the mysteries of memory. This book provides a unique, exciting, and thorough overview of the challenges and the diverse methods that lead to some of the most innovative insights about how memory works, when and why it fails, and perhaps most importantly, what we can do when we know more about how it works. Alan Castel, Professor of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
There are books describe what we have learned about memory. However, this volume is unique for explaining both how these findings were obtained and how we should go about studying memory in the future. It gives invaluable advice for the use of behavioral and neural measures and provides important insights as to how these measures can be applied to new issues. Its authors are among the most active and influential scholars of memory. Anyone who wants to understand the scientific literature on memory or who is hoping to make a future contribution to that literature will find this book indispensable. Robert L. Greene, Department of Psychology, Case Western Reserve University, USA
