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Memory and Emotion (eBook, PDF)

Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Redaktion: Uttl, Bob; Siegenthaler, Amy; Ohta, Nobuo

Beschreibung

Memory and Emotion: Interdisciplinary Perspectives is a collection of original articles that explores cutting-edge research in memory and emotion, discussing findings, methodological techniques, and theoretical advances in one of the fastest-growing areas in psychology. * contains contributions by leading researchers the field * emphasizes cognitive neuroscience, psychopathology, and aging in covering contemporary advances in research on memory and emotion * covers many of the current hot topics in the field including: dissociative amnesia and post-traumatic stress disorder; false, recovered and traumatic memories; flashbulb memories; the use of emotional memories in therapy; and the influence of emotion on autobiographical memory.

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Autor

Bob Uttl is Center of Excellence Professor of Psychology at Tamagawa University, Japan. Nobuo Ohta is Professor of Psychology at the Tokyo University of Social Welfare, Japan. Amy L. Siegenthaler is a Japan Society for Promotion of Science Post-Doctoral Fellow at Tokyo University of Social Welfare.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780470755570
• Artikelnr.: 38215752

Rezensionen

"Interest in the relations between memory and emotion hasgrown exponentially in the last 30 years. This collection is anexcellent state-of-the-art overview of the area providing in-depthdiscussions of biological, cognitive, developmental and clinicalissues." Fergus Craik, Rotman Research Institute,Toronto

"This book is an excellent and accessible source forrecent theoretical and empirical advances in research on emotionand memory. The eclectic mix of chapters, which offer criticalexamination of pivotal and controversial issues, make the booksuitable both for the specialist and for students interested ingetting acquainted with the field." Morris Moscovitch andDeborah Talmi, University of Toronto

"Arising out of a conference held in Japan in 2005, thisbook includes essays on cognition, aging and the brain, andpsychopathology. Uttl, Ohta, and Siegenthaler (all Tokyo Univ. ofSocial Welfare) include essays that report basic research findingsalong with those with an applied focus, either clinical orforensic, a valuable feature. Also noteworthy is the inclusion ofessays that take diametrically opposing viewpoints on a topic."K. S. Milar, Earlham College

"This a valuable volume ... .I found the book veryreadable ... .It contains a carefully selected set of reviewsand theoretical discussions." Metapsychology