ABSTRACT
Technological developments during the Second World War led to an approach that linked ideas from computer science to neuroscience, linguistics, philosophy and psychology, known today as the Cognitive Revolution. Leaving behind traditional behaviourist approaches popular at the time, psychology began to utilise artificial intelligence and computer science to develop testable theories and design groundbreaking new experiments. The Cognitive Revolution dramatically changed the way that psychological research and studies were conducted and proposed a new way of thinking about the mind.
In Working Memories, Alan Baddeley, one of the world's leading authorities on Human Memory, draws on his own personal experience of this time, recounting the radical development of a pioneering science in parallel with his own transatlantic, vibrant and distinguished career.
Detailing the excitement and sometimes frustration experienced in taking psychology into the world beyond the laboratory, Working Memories presents unique insights into the mind and psychological achievements of one of the most influential psychologists of our time.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Leeds 1934–53
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London 1953–56
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Princeton – Los Angeles 1956–57
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Leeds and Bristol 1957–58
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Cambridge 1958–67
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Sussex 1967–72
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San Diego 1970–71
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Returning to Sussex 1971–72
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Stirling 1972–74
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Cambridge 1974–95
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Cambridge and Texas to Bristol 1990–2003
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Stanford 2001–02
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Returning to Yorkshire 2003