Thinking About Human Memory

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Michael S. Humphreys (University of Queensland) Kerry A. Chalmers (University of Newcastle, New South Wales)

Thinking About Human Memory

Michael S. Humphreys (University of Queensland), Kerry A. Chalmers (University of Newcastle, New South Wales)

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Cambridge University Press
21 December 2017

Child & developmental psychology; Memory

Thinking About Human Memory provides a novel analytical approach to understanding memory that considers the goals of the memory task, the cues and information available, the opportunity to learn, and interference from irrelevant information (noise). Each of the five chapters describing this approach introduces historical ideas and demonstrates how current thinking both differs from and is derived from them. These chapters also contain analyses of current problems designed to demonstrate the power of the approach. In a subsequent chapter, the authors discuss how memory is controlled by the environment, by others, and by ourselves, and then apply their insights to the problem solving of children, our hominin ancestors, and scrub jays. Finally, the questions of how to define episodic memory and how to investigate phylogenetic and developmental changes in memory are addressed. This book will appeal to memory researchers, including applied researchers, and advanced students.

By: Michael S. Humphreys (University of Queensland), Kerry A. Chalmers (University of Newcastle, New South Wales)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 360g
ISBN: 9781107451926
ISBN 10: 1107451922
Pages: 238
Publication Date: 21 December 2017
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Michael S. Humphreys is Professor Emeritus in the School of Psychology at the University of Queensland, Australia. Kerry A. Chalmers is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology at the University of Newcastle, Australia.

Reviews for Thinking About Human Memory

'The authors provide a wide-ranging, scholarly discussion of learning and memory based on a new framework for task analysis. Particularly appealing is the emphasis on a synergistic relationship between controlled laboratory research and studies of everyday memory.' Reed Hunt, University of Texas, San Antonio 'Memory research over the last fifty years produced astonishing advances and Michael Humphreys stands at the forefront of many new discoveries. This 'must read' book provides a thoughtful analysis of his and related findings and offers new challenges to current thinking about the nature of memory.' Douglas L. Nelson, Distinguished Research Professor, Emeritus, University of South Florida 'Humphreys and Chambers provide an in-depth review of more than 100 years (more or less) of experimental psychology research into memory, mostly based in verbal learning research. I recommend this text for anyone who is interested in or studies long-term memory and is interested in understanding the history of this field. The Gold CION analysis provided a solid framework for digesting a great deal of experimental research in memory. I also found the examples in the later chapters to put research and theory into real-world settings are well constructed and helpful.' Christopher A. Was, PsycCRITIQUES