The Psychology of Learning and Motivation: Skill and Strategy in Memory Use (Volume 48) (Psychology of Learning and Motivation, Volume 48) Benjamin Aaron, S. und H. Ross Brian

Benjamin Aaron, S. und H. Ross Brian

ISBN 10: 0123736072 / ISBN 13: 9780123736079

Editore: Academic Press, 2007

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The Psychology of Learning and Motivation: Skill and Strategy in Memory Use (Volume 48) (Psychology of Learning and Motivation, Volume 48) In englischer Sprache. pages.

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• Titolo: The Psychology of Learning and Motivation: Skill and Strategy in Memory Use (Volume 48) (Psychology of Learning and Motivation, Volume 48) Benjamin Aaron, S. und H. Ross Brian
• Editore: Academic Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0123736072
• ISBN 13: 9780123736079
• Rilegatura: Rilegato
• Edizione: 2007.
• Condizione: gut
• Peso: 2000 grammi

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Riassunto

This book discusses memory as a skill, in which decision making at encoding and retrieval affects memory outcome. In considering the contexts in which memory is used, Skill and Strategy in Memory Use helps to answer such questions as: how do students decide if they've mastered material for an upcoming test? If asked where I live, how do I decide on a street address or city name? What influences my selection in a criminal lineup besides actual memory of the perpetrator? How do I remember to buy a present for future special occasions? And why do expert golfers better remember courses they've played than amateur golfers?
Coverage includes memory for ongoing events and memory for prospective events - how we remember to do future intended actions. Individual differences in memory skill is explored across people and situations, with special consideration given to the elderly population and how strategies at encoding and retrieval can offset what would otherwise be declining memory.

Informazioni sull'autore

Brian H. Ross is a Professor of Psychology and of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research areas have included problem solving, complex learning, categorization, reasoning, memory, and mathematical modeling. He has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and the Institute of Education Sciences. Ross has been Editor-in-Chief of the journal Memory & Cognition, Chair of the Governing Board of the Psychonomic Society, and co-author of a textbook, Cognitive Psychology. He has held temporary leadership positions on the University of Illinois campus as Department Head of Psychology, Associate Dean of the Sciences, and Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Ross has degrees from Brown University (B.S., Honors in Psychology), Rutgers University (M.S. in Mathematical Statistics), Yale University (M.S. in Psychology), and Stanford University (PhD.). Ross has been Editor of The Psychology of Learning and Motivation since 2000.