Remembering our Past: Studies in Autobiographical Memory - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521657237 ISBN 13: 9780521657235

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1999

Synopsis

The recent attempt to move research in cognitive psychology out of the laboratory makes autobiographical memory appealing, because naturalistic studies can be done while maintaining empirical rigor. Many practical problems fall into the category of autobiographical memory, such as eyewitness testimony, survey research, and clinical syndromes in which there are distortions of memory. This book's scope extends beyond psychology into law, medicine, sociology, and literature. Work on autobiographical memory has matured since David Rubin's Autobiographical Memory appeared in 1986, and the timing is right for a new overview of the topic. Remembering Our Past presents innovative research chapters and general reviews, covering such topics as emotions, eyewitness memory, false memory syndrome, and amnesia. The volume will appeal to graduate students and researchers in cognitive science and psychology.

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Book Description

Remembering Our Past , an update on David Rubin's Autobiographical Memory, reviews the subject of autobiographical memory from the perspective of cognitive psychology, while integrating social, developmental, and clinical views. The book covers such topics as emotions, eyewitness memory, false memory sydrome, and amnesia. It is an attempt to discuss what is known without losing the excitement of the current research or the individual strengths and perspectives of the chapter authors, leading figures in their fields.

From the Back Cover

When David Rubin's Autobiographical Memory came out in 1986, Choice called it "an important book that helps advanced students define a vibrant new approach to memory research". Since then, work on autobiographical memory has matured, and the timing is right for a new overview of the topic in the form of Remembering Our Past, which brings together chapters by leading scientists in the field. The recent move of research in cognitive psychology out of the laboratory makes autobiographical memory appealing, because naturalistic studies can be done while maintaining empirical rigor. Many practical problems fall into the category of autobiographical memory, such as eyewitness testimony, survey research, and clinical syndromes in which there are losses or distortions of memory. Thus, the scope of this book extends beyond psychology into law, medicine, sociology, and literature. Remembering Our Past presents innovative research chapters and general reviews that will appeal to graduate students and researchers in cognitive science and psychology.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0521657237
• ISBN 13: 9780521657235
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 460
• Editor: Rubin David C.