196 Pages
by
Psychology Press
196 Pages
by
Psychology Press
196 Pages
by
Psychology Press
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The power of odors to unlock human memory is celebrated in literature and anecdote, but poorly documented by science. Odors -- perhaps more than other stimuli -- are widely believed to evoke vivid and complex past experiences easily. Yet in contrast to the frequency with which odors are thought to evoke memories of the past, scientific evidence is thus far scant. For years, voluminous data... Read more
Contents: R.G. Crowder, F.R. Schab, Introduction. F.R. Schab, R.G. Crowder, Odor Recognition Memory. R.A. de Wijk, F.R. Schab, W.S. Cain, Odor Identification. R.G. Mair, L.M. Harrison, D.L. Flint, The Neuropsychology of Odor Memory. F.R. Schab, W.S. Cain, Implicit Measures of Odor Memory. R.G. Crowder, F.R. Schab, Imagery for Odors. C. Murphy, Age-Associated Differences in Memory for Odors. S.F. Davis, H.W. Ludvigson, Odor Memory in Nonhumans. R.S. Herz, E. Eich, Commentary and Envoi.
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Opinion Research Corporation. Yale University.
"This collection of essays, although small in size, seems big in potential import. New horizons have benn proposed and old problems have been classified. A book well worth nosing around in by any cognitive scientist."
—Applied CognitiveSchab and Crowder successfully convince the reader of the importance of studying odor memory. The book is filled with stimulating questions for future research, and it would be an ideal book for graduate students looking for ideas for research projects.
—Contemporary Psychology
