Working Memory - Loss and Reconstruction

The book presents a synthesis and a critical review of the past and present literature about working memory. It provides the first presentation of a new theory of working memory, the Time-Based Resource-Sharing (TBRS) model, and shows its application to several areas of cognition. Working Memory: Loss and Reconstruction will be essential reading for advanced students and researchers of the psychology of memory.

Table des matières

1. What is working memory? 2. Time and working memory 3. Time-based resource sharing 4. Working memory loss 5. Working memory reconstruction 6. A working memory architecture 7. Working memory in development and individual differences 8. Controversies and prospects in working memory Epilogue: Searching for working memory

A propos de l'auteur

Pierre Barrouillet is Professor of developmental psychology at the University of Geneva, Switzerland, and Director of the Archives Jean Piaget. His research investigates the development of numerical cognition, conditional reasoning, as well as the functioning and development of working memory.
Valérie Camos is Professor of developmental psychology at the Université of Fribourg, Switzerland. She created and currently heads the Fribourg Center for Cognition, a multidisciplinary research centre. Aside from her research on working memory, she is also still interested in numerical cognition.

Résumé

The book presents a synthesis and a critical review of the past and present literature about working memory. It provides the first presentation of a new theory of working memory, the Time-Based Resource-Sharing (TBRS) model, and shows its application to several areas of cognition.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Pierre Barrouillet, Pierre (Universite De Geneve Barrouillet, Barrouillet Pierre, Valérie Camos
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 23.09.2014
• EAN: 9781848722651
• ISBN: 978-1-84872-265-1
• Pages: 240
• Thème: Essays in Cognitive Psychology
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Psychologie, ésotérique, spiritualité, anthroposophie > Psychologie: général, ouvrages de référence; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Psychologie > Psychologie théorique; memory, PSYCHOLOGY / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Child & developmental psychology, Social, group or collective psychology, Neurosciences, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Psychological theory & schools of thought, Cognition and cognitive psychology