192 Pages
by
Psychology Press
192 Pages
by
Psychology Press
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Over the past 20 years, the study of human memory has become an increasingly popular topic of study for psychologists, and since the late 1960s a new framework for studying memory has begun to take shape. It is the purpose of this book to present a broad overview of this framework, including descriptions of (1) the major theoretical components of the framework and (2) the critical research... Read more
1 Introduction, 2 Sensory Store, 3 Short-Term Store, 4 Long-Term memory for New Material, 5 Recognition Memory, 6 Long-Term Memory for Meaningful Material, 7 Semantic Memory, 8 Practical Applications, References.
Biography
Geoff Loftus received his BA from Brown University, and Ph.D. from Stanford University. He has been professor at the University of Washington in Seattle since 1973, as well as visiting professor at MIT. He served as editor of Memory & Cognition, associate editor of Cognitive Psychology, and editorial-board member of various other journals. He has authored numerous books, book chapters, and articles. His research concerns human perception and memory, as well as mathematics, statistics, scientific methodology, urban design, and video games. He has testified as an expert witness in approximately 250 civil and criminal legal cases.
