Seven Sins of Memory : How the Mind Forgets and Remembers

English

ISBN: 0618219196

EAN: 9780618219193

Category: Psychology / General/Psychology / Cognitive Psychology/

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Release Date: 04/26/2002

Synopsis: A groundbreaking work by one of the worlds foremost psychologists that delves into the complex behavior of memory. In this fascinating study, Daniel L. Schacter explores instances of what we would consider memory failureabsent-mindedness, transience, blocking, misattribution, suggestibility, bias, and persistenceand suggests instead that these miscues are actually indications that memory is functioning as designed. Drawing from vivid scientific research and creative literature, as well as high-profile events in which memory has figured significantly (Bill Clintons grand jury testimony, for instance), The Seven Sins of Memoryprovides a more nuanced understanding of how memory and the mind influence each other and shape our lives.

Seven Sins of Memory : How the Mind Forgets and Remembers

Illustrated: No

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.69 inches

Width: 6.0 inches

Length: 9.0 inches

Weight: 12.03 oz

Pages: 288