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Attention and Memory Nelson Cowan (Associate Professor of Psychology, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Missouri-Columbia)

Attention and Memory By Nelson Cowan (Associate Professor of Psychology, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Missouri-Columbia)

Summary

Brings together and assesses past and present research on information processing, to formulate a model of this entire system. The author emphasizes that memory and attention cannot be considered independently and presents research from many areas to support his thesis.

Attention and Memory Summary

Attention and Memory: An Integrated Framework by Nelson Cowan (Associate Professor of Psychology, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Missouri-Columbia)

This book brings together and assesses past and present research on information processing, and formulates a new general model of this entire system. Throughout his discussion, Cowan emphasizes that memory and attention cannot be considered independently and presents new research in psychophysiology, visual perception, cognitive development, and individual differences to support his thesis. This book offers both a review of the literature and a new model, and it will appeal to both the student and the professional interested in memory, attention, and cognitive psychology.

Attention and Memory Reviews

Students and researchers. . .intrigued by the continuing debates over memory and attention models and their neurological interface will find this a thoughtful and timely work. --Choice Students and researchers. . .intrigued by the continuing debates over memory and attention models and their neurological interface will find this a thoughtful and timely work. --Choice

Table of Contents

1: Introduction: Modeling Memory and Attention PART I: Transient Memory Phenomena 2: Sensory Memory Persistence 3: Memory Activation and Attentional Focusing 4: Actual Versus Virtual Short-term Memory Phenomena PART II: Selective Attention Phenomena 5: Attentional Filtering and Orienting 6: Attention and Long-term Memory 7: Attentional Focus and Conscious Awareness 8: Concluding Observations, with Steps Toward Neuroscience

Additional information

NLS9780195119107
9780195119107
019511910X
Attention and Memory: An Integrated Framework by Nelson Cowan (Associate Professor of Psychology, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Missouri-Columbia)
New
Paperback
Oxford University Press Inc
1998-02-26
336
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