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Autobiographical memory : theoretical and applied perspectives

Title By: Thompson, Charles P [Edited by] | Herrmann, Douglas L [Edited by] | Bruce, Darryl [Edited by] | Read, J. Don [Edited by] | Payne, David G [Edited by] | Toglia, Michael P [Edited by]
Material type: BookPublisher: New York : Psychology Press, 2014.Description: viii, 199 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9781138002555; 0805827951 (set)Other title: Eyewitness memory.Subject(s): Autobiographical memoryDDC classification: 153.13 Online resources: Location Map
Summary:
The organization of the first Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC) conference centered around two specifically identifiable research topics -- autobiographical memory and eyewitness memory. These two areas -- long-time staples on the menu of investigators of memory in more natural settings -- differ on a variety of dimensions, perhaps most notably in their specific goals for scientific inquiry and application. For many questions about memory and cognition that are of interest to scientific psychology, there have been historical as well as rather arbitrary reasons for their assignment to the autobiographical or eyewitness memory fields. Perhaps as a result of differing historical orientations, the first volume's seven autobiographical memory chapters focus upon the qualities or types of recall from research participants, whereas the seven chapters in the eyewitness memory volume generally focus upon the quantity (a concern for completeness) and accuracy of recall. This interest in the ultimate end-product and its application within the legal process in general encourages eyewitness memory investigators to modify their testing procedures continually in an attempt to gain even more information from participants about an event. Indeed, several of the eyewitness memory chapters reflect such attempts.
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Companion volume to: Eyewitness memory.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: Preface. Part I: Overview and General Issues D. Bruce, J.D. Read, Autobiographical Memory: Themes and Variations. D. Herrmann, The Relationship Between Basic Research and Applied Research in Memory and Cognition. C.P. Thompson, The Bounty of Everyday Memory. Part II: Autobiographical Memory. D.C. Rubin, Ruminations on Reminiscence. H.P. Bahrick, Loss and Distortion of Autobiographical Memory Content. R. Fivush, Gendered Narratives: Elaboration, Structure, and Emotion in Parent Child Reminiscing Across the Preschool Years. G. Cohen, The Effects of Aging on Autobiographical Memory. J.A. Robinson, L.R. Taylor, Autobiographical Memory and Self-Narratives: A Tale of Two Stories. D. Pillemer, A.B. Desrochers, C.M. Ebanks, Remembering the Past in the Present: Verb Tense Shifts in Autobiographical Memory Narratives. S.F. Larsen, What Is It Like to Remember? On Phenomenal Qualities of Memory.

The organization of the first Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC) conference centered around two specifically identifiable research topics -- autobiographical memory and eyewitness memory. These two areas -- long-time staples on the menu of investigators of memory in more natural settings -- differ on a variety of dimensions, perhaps most notably in their specific goals for scientific inquiry and application. For many questions about memory and cognition that are of interest to scientific psychology, there have been historical as well as rather arbitrary reasons for their assignment to the autobiographical or eyewitness memory fields. Perhaps as a result of differing historical orientations, the first volume's seven autobiographical memory chapters focus upon the qualities or types of recall from research participants, whereas the seven chapters in the eyewitness memory volume generally focus upon the quantity (a concern for completeness) and accuracy of recall. This interest in the ultimate end-product and its application within the legal process in general encourages eyewitness memory investigators to modify their testing procedures continually in an attempt to gain even more information from participants about an event. Indeed, several of the eyewitness memory chapters reflect such attempts.

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