Memory
1st Edition
Published on 1. January 1988
207 pages
978-1-4617-3617-2 (ISBN)
Description
Our memories are our most reliable sources of information about ourselves, our friends and lovers, our jobs. Or are they? We know we may occasionally forget someone's birthday, miss appointments, or lose track of details. But what about the times we're sure we remember something, only to find out it didn't happen that way?
Memory is a look at man's oldest nemesis. Psychologist Elizabeth Loftus tells us not only about the workings of the memory, but also why memory is a faulty faculty, an often unreliable source for the truth. She offers insightful analysis into the many dimensions of memory and discusses the ramifications of these findings in a variety of contexts and offers specific hints on fighting forgetting.
Memory is a look at man's oldest nemesis. Psychologist Elizabeth Loftus tells us not only about the workings of the memory, but also why memory is a faulty faculty, an often unreliable source for the truth. She offers insightful analysis into the many dimensions of memory and discusses the ramifications of these findings in a variety of contexts and offers specific hints on fighting forgetting.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-4617-3617-2 (9781461736172)
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Elizabeth F. Loftus
Memory
Book
01/1988
Ardsley House Publishers Inc.,U.S.
€63.40
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Person
By Elizabeth F. Loftus
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication Page
- Acknowledgments
- Table of Contents
- Introduction: The Memory Doctor
- 1. The Power of Memory
- 2. How Memory Works
- 3. How Memory doesn't Work
- 4. What causes Forgetting: The Imperfect Mechanism
- 5. Mind and Matter: Influences on Memory
- 6. Memory in Older People
- 7. The Consequences of Imperfect Memory
- 8. The Power of Suggestion
- 9. Computerizing Memory
- Notes
- Index
