Thinking about Human Memory

ISBN-13: 9781107451926 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 237 str.

Michael S. Humphreys; Kerry A. Chalmers

Opis

Embedded in a historical context, this is a novel approach to memory involving goals, cues, information, opportunity to learn, and noise.

Recenzje

'Humphreys and Chalmers's stimulating book sets out a novel and ambitious approach to thinking about human memory.' Kourken Michaelian, American Journal of Psychology

Spis treści

1. Overview of how to analyze memory tasks; 2. Analysing the goals of a task; 3. The importance of thinking about cues and targets; 4. Theoretical analyses involving the use of information and its complexity; 5. Opportunity for learning; 6. The discrimination problems posed by different memory tasks; 7. Controlling human memory; 8. Episodic memory; 9. Conclusions.