Memory books
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Remembering
Frederic C. BartlettIntroduced the view that memory is reconstructive, shaped by schemas and cultural expectations, through studies including the 'War of the Ghosts' story.
The Seven Sins of Memory
Daniel L. SchacterA clear, widely read account of seven common memory failures, including transience, bias, and suggestibility, and why they are features of normal memory.
Eyewitness Testimony
Elizabeth F. LoftusExperiments showing how later information and question wording can change what witnesses report, with lasting influence on legal practice.
Searching for memory
Daniel L. SchacterA general introduction linking memory research in psychology and neuroscience with questions about identity and the self.
Working memory
Alan D. BaddeleySets out the multicomponent model of working memory, a central framework for short-term processing that is still widely used.
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More memory books
- Elements of episodic memory
Elements of episodic memoryEndel Tulving - The art of memory
The art of memoryFrances Amelia Yates - In Search of Memory
In Search of MemoryEric R. Kandel - It didn't start with you
It didn't start with youMark Wolynn2016 - Moonwalking with Einstein
Moonwalking with EinsteinJoshua Foer2000 - World of Psychology, The
World of Psychology, TheSamuel E. Wood1992 - Brain Rules
Brain RulesJohn Medina2008 - The Image of the City
The Image of the CityKevin Lynch1960 - The mind map book
The mind map bookTony Buzan1993 - The Organized Mind
The Organized MindDaniel J. Levitin2014 - Psychopathology of everyday life
Psychopathology of everyday lifeSigmund Freud1904 - Cognitive psychology
Cognitive psychologyE. Bruce Goldstein2004