Memory

This key textbook, now in its fourth edition, provides students with the most comprehensive introduction to the study of human memory and its applications in the field. Written by three leading experts, it delivers an authoritative and accessible overview of key topic areas.

1. What is Memory? 2. Memory and the Brain 3. Short-term Memory 4. Working Memory 5. Learning 6. Episodic Memory: Organizing and remembering 7. Semantic Memory and Stored Knowledge 8. Retrieval 9. Incidental Forgetting 10. Motivated Forgetting 11. Autobiographical Memory 12. Eyewitness Testimony 13. Prospective Memory 14. Memory Across the Lifespan: Growing up 15. Memory and Aging 16. When Memory Systems Fail 17. Improving Your Memory