Current issues in applied memory research

Content: Benefits of testing memory : best practices and boundary conditions / Henry L. Roediger, III, Pooja K. Agarwa, Sean H.K. Kang and Elizabeth J. Marsh -- Retrieval-induced forgetting : the unintended consequences of unintended forgetting / Malcolm D. Macleod, Jo Saunders and Laura Chalmers -- More than just a memory : the nature and validity of working memory in educational settings / Darren S. Levin, S. Kenneth Thurman and Marissa Keipert -- New advances in the mechanisms underlying recovered memories / Elke Geraerts, Linsey Raymaekers and Harald Merckelbach -- Factors affecting the reliability of children's forensic reports / Kamala London and Sarah Kulkofsky -- Change blindness and eyewitness testimony / Cara Laney and Elizabeth F. Loftus -- Applications to neuroscience : implicit memory, anesthesia, and sedation / Michael Wang -- Episodic memory and interhemispheric interaction : handedness and eye movements / Stephen D. Christman and Ruth E. Propper -- Déjà vu : insights from the dreamy state and the neuropsychology of memory / Chris J.A. Moulin and Patrick Chauvel. Abstract: Research on applied memory is one of the most active, interesting and vibrant areas in experimental psychology. This book describes the relevant research and applies it to key areas of contemporary investigation: education, the law and neuroscience Research on applied memory is one of the most active, interesting and vibrant areas in experimental psychology today. This book provides descriptions of cutting-edge research and applies them to three key areas of contemporary investigation: education, the law and neuroscience.In the area of education, findings from the study of memory are described which could have a major impact on testing practice, revision techniques for examinations and teaching basic literacy and numeracy. In applications to the law, recent findings shed new light on the dynamics of child abuse investigations, the status of traumatic memories recovered after long delays and a further challenge for the eyewitness: change blindness. Finally, in neuroscience, contributions cover the frightening question of whether patients can remember incidents during surgical operations under anaesthetic, the unexpected impact of handedness and rapid eye movements on memory proficiency and the status of déjà vu: mystical experience or memory error? These accounts of recent research on applied memory have been written by leading experts in the field from both Europe and America, with the non-specialist in mind. They will interest students who wish to extend their reading beyond core material in cognitive psychology, graduates on more specialised courses in education, forensics and neuropsychology, and all those who wish to enrich their knowledge of the contemporary frontiers of applied memory research. Research on applied memory is one of the most active, interesting and vibrant areas in experimental psychology today. This book provides descriptions of cutting-edge research and applies them to three key areas of contemporary investigation: education, the law and neuroscience. In the area of education, findings from the study of memory are described which could have a major impact on testing practice, revision techniques for examinations and teaching basic literacy and numeracy. In applications to the law, recent findings shed new light on the dynamics of child abuse investigations, the status of traumatic memories recovered after long delays and a further challenge for the eyewitness: change blindness. Finally, in neuroscience, contributions cover the frightening question of whether patients can remember incidents during surgical operations under anaesthetic, the unexpected impact of handedness and rapid eye movements on memory proficiency and the status of déjà vu: mystical experience or memory error? These accounts of recent research on applied memory have been written by leading experts in the field from both Europe and America, with the non-specialist in mind. They will interest students who wish to extend their reading beyond core material in cognitive psychology, graduates on more specialised courses in education, forensics and neuropsychology, and all those who wish to enrich their knowledge of the contemporary frontiers of applied memory research Content: Benefits of testing memory : best practices and boundary conditions / Henry L. Roediger, III, Pooja K. Agarwa, Sean H.K. Kang and Elizabeth J. Marsh -- Retrieval-induced forgetting : the unintended consequences of unintended forgetting / Malcolm D. Macleod, Jo Saunders and Laura Chalmers -- More than just a memory : the nature and validity of working memory in educational settings / Darren S. Levin, S. Kenneth Thurman and Marissa Keipert -- New advances in the mechanisms underlying recovered memories / Elke Geraerts, Linsey Raymaekers and Harald Merckelbach -- Factors affecting the reliability of children's forensic reports / Kamala London and Sarah Kulkofsky -- Change blindness and eyewitness testimony / Cara Laney and Elizabeth F. Loftus -- Applications to neuroscience : implicit memory, anesthesia, and sedation / Michael Wang -- Episodic memory and interhemispheric interaction : handedness and eye movements / Stephen D. Christman and Ruth E. Propper -- Déjà vu : insights from the dreamy state and the neuropsychology of memory / Chris J.A. Moulin and Patrick Chauvel. Abstract: Research on applied memory is one of the most active, interesting and vibrant areas in experimental psychology. This book describes the relevant research and applies it to key areas of contemporary investigation: education, the law and neuroscience