ABSTRACT

This fully revised and updated third edition of the highly acclaimed Memory in the Real World includes recent research in all areas of everyday memory. Distinguished researchers have contributed new and updated material in their own areas of expertise. The controversy about the value of naturalistic research, as opposed to traditional laboratory methods, is outlined, and the two approaches are seen to have converged and become complementary rather than antagonistic.

The editors bring together studies on many different topics, such as memory for plans and actions, for names and faces, for routes and maps, life experiences and flashbulb memory, and eyewitness memory. Emphasis is also given to the role of memory in consciousness and metacognition. New topics covered in this edition include life span development of memory, collaborative remembering, deja-vu and memory dysfunction in the real world.

Memory in the Real World will be of continuing appeal to students and researchers in the area.

chapter 1|20 pages

The study of everyday memory

chapter 2|70 pages

Autobiographical memory

chapter 3|16 pages

Eyewitness memory

chapter 5|32 pages

Memory for intentions, actions, and plans

chapter 9|20 pages

Collaborative and social remembering

chapter 10|36 pages

Memory for thoughts and dreams

chapter 11|22 pages

Memory changes across the lifespan

chapter 12|30 pages

Memory and consciousness

chapter 13|24 pages

Memory dysfunction

chapter 14|10 pages

Overview: Conclusions and speculations