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Informationen zum Autor Harry P. Bahrick received his Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology in 1950 from the Ohio State University. He was a Fulbright lecturer to Germany; a National Science Foundation Fellow, University of California, Berkeley; and an Endowed Chair and Research Professor, Ohio Wesleyan University. His many honors include the Welch Meritorious Teaching Award, Ohio Wesleyan University; the Distinguished Teaching Career Award, the American Psychological Foundation; President, Division of Experimental Psychology of the American Psychological Association; Outstanding Alumnus Award, the Ohio State University Department of Psychology; and the Distinguished Professional Achievement Award, the Ohio State University Alumni Association. Lynda K. Hall received her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology in 1986 from the University of Notre Dame. She was the Associate Director of Memory Research at Ohio Wesleyan University from 1985 to 1989, and she has been a member of the OWU faculty since 1989. She is currently a professor in and the chair of the Psychology Department. In addition, she was a recipient of the Sherman Dodge Shankland Award for the Encouragement of Teachers, Ohio Wesleyan University. Melinda K. Baker received her Ph.D. in Applied Cognitive Aging Psychology (2005) and a Certificate of Gerontology (1998) from the University of Akron. She has worked as a Research Associate for Creative Action LLC and as the Memory Lab Project Administrator for Ohio Wesleyan University. Currently, she is the Program Administrator for the Alta Golden Memory Center in San Diego, California. Klappentext This volume is the first to describe how well we maintain the complex knowledge we acquire over several years and retain during the entire life-span. It will be of interest to researchers in human memory, developmental psychologists, gerontologists in academic and applied settings, and educators. Zusammenfassung This volume is the first to describe how well we maintain the complex knowledge we acquire over several years and retain during the entire life-span. It will be of interest to researchers in human memory, developmental psychologists, gerontologists in academic and applied settings, and educators. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. A Historical Perspective. 2. The Ohio Wesleyan Memory Research Program. 3. Acquisition and Maintenance of Knowledge. 4. Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Investigations of Overlearning. 5. Fluctuations of Access to Marginal Knowledge. 6. Initial Investigations of Age-related Access to Knowledge. 7. Larger Scale Investigations of Age-Related Access to Naturalistically Acquired Knowledge. 8. Distortions of Knowledge. 9. Summing Up. ...
