1st Edition

Mechanisms of Everyday Cognition

Edited By James M. Puckett, Hayne W. Reese Copyright 1993
270 Pages
by Psychology Press

270 Pages
by Psychology Press

256 Pages
by Psychology Press

Based on the proceedings of the twelfth biennial conference on life-span developmental psychology, most of the contributions in this volume deal with the mechanisms of everyday cognition. However, a broad spectrum of additional concerns is addressed within the domain of everyday cognition: its metatheoretical underpinnings, theory and theoretical issues, methods of investigation, empirical... Read more
Contents: Preface. Part I: Introduction and Overview. J.M. Puckett, H.W. Reese, L.K. Pollina, An Integration of Life-Span Research in Everyday Cognition: Four Issues. Part II: Taxonomy and Methodology in Everyday Cognition. L.W. Poon, D.J. Welke, W.N. Dudley, What Is Everyday Cognition? S.L. Willis, K.W. Schaie, Everyday Cognition: Taxonomic and Methodological Considerations. E. Winograd, Memory in the Laboratory and Everyday Memory: The Case for Both. Part III: Theory and Metatheory for Life-Span Everyday Cognition. J.D. Sinnott, Yes, It's Worth the Trouble! Unique Contributions From Everyday Cognitive Studies. M. Chapman, Everyday Reasoning and the Revision of Belief. Part IV: Everyday Cognition Across the Life Span. S.J. Ceci, H. Hembrooke, The Contextual Nature of Earliest Memories. J. Walters, T. Blythe, N. White, PIFS: Everyday Cognition Goes to School. A.W. Siegal, P. Cuccaro, J.T. Parsons, J. Wall, A.D. Weinberg, Adolescents' Thinking About Emotions and Risk-Taking. J.W. Schooler, E.F. Loftus, Multiple Mechanisms Mediate Individual Differences in Eyewitness Accuracy and Suggestibility. R.J. Sternberg, R.K. Wagner, L. Okagaki, Practical Intelligence: The Nature and Role of Tacit Knowledge in Work and at School. Part V: Summary and Integration. J.M. Puckett, L.K. Pollina, J.S. Laipple, R.H. Tunick, F.H. Jurden, A Survey of Research in Everyday Cognition: Ten Views.

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Puckett, James M.; Reese, Hayne W.

"For those seeking an introduction to the study of everyday memory, the Davies and Logie volume is worth reading. There can be little dispute that the coverage is extensive and contemporary."
Contemporary Psychology