Psychological studies of touch and blindness have been fraught with controversy. This volume brings together leading investigators, who each write a contribution presenting the evidence for their side of the debate. It examines the major theories and controversies in the field and spans topics from basic philosophical issues to the immediate application of psychological principles to human needs.

Implicit learning is said to occur when someone learns about a complex stimulus without the intention of doing so, and in such a way that the knowledge is difficult to express. A number of studies have claimed to show evidence of implicit learning, but more recently, considerable debate has arisen over the extent to which cognitive tasks are learned implicitly. Most of the debate centers on the questions of how unconscious, and how abstract, is implicit knowledge. This book provides students and researchers with a self-contained and balanced summary of the various theoretical and empirical...

The question of whether memories can be lost, particularly as a result of trauma, and then "recovered" through psychotherapy has polarized the field of memory research. This is the first volume to attempt to answer the question, bringing together leading memory researchers and clinicians to share their views. It offers a unique and timely summary of the theories of memory recovery, and how false memories may be created. Some of the first findings relating to the phenomenal characteristics of memory recovered is reported in detail, suggesting important avenues for new research. Theories of...

Is memory best regarded as comprising multiple independent systems, as a processing framework, tapped via different levels of processing, or as a complex function which can be used in a flexible manner? Here, i nternational researchers and theorists present stimulating, self-conta ined, and balanced summaries of the theoretical and empirical position s shaping the field today.