Improving Memory and Study Skills: Advances in Theory and Practice

In this primary text for a course on study skills, the authors focus on the interrelationships between physical/emotional health and mental powers. They present 12 chapters that talk about the memory system, self-assessment of memory and study skills, the effects of physical and emotional states on studying, memory manipulations and study skills, task specific manipulations, the physical environment and external aids, and the social context. The final chapter offers advice on how to integrate and act on this information. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

"... a treasure trove of references concerned with applied aspects of memory science,..." -- Elke van der Meer, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychology, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany

"Congratulations are due to [the editors] for having so worthily formulated, and attained, this most timely and useful objective." -- David J. Murray, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

"IA timely book written by well-known experts in the field of applied memory research." -- Richard C. Atkinson, President of the University of California