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The Visual World in Memory

  • Price: $71.95 $64.76
  • Hardback: 292 pages
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  • Published: October 2008
  • ISBN: 978-1-84169-684-3
  • Publisher: Psychology Press

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Part of the Current Issues in Memory series

The book examines how well we remember what we see. Research in human memory for visual material varies tremendously across the time scales, stimuli, and scenarios of interest. Because of these distinct pursuits, research in the field of 'visual memory' is in practice rather compartmentalized and as such is disseminated across a range of literatures. The Visual World in Memory pulls together this disparate field with a series of chapters, each written by a leading expert, that concisely present the state-of-the-science in all the areas of research. The result is a single source of information that bridges the divides that separate the field as a whole. Each chapter reviews and analyzes current theories and controversies regarding such issues as visual and spatial working memory, memory for visual features, conjunctions, objects, and locations, memory for faces, memory for real-world scenes, memory for visual events, the role of visual memory in motor planning and action, the relationship between visual memory, reference frames, and navigation, and visual imagery.

The rigorous discussion and analysis included in each chapter will appeal to established researchers and vision scientists whilst the breadth of the book will make it an ideal companion for students learning about memory.

Table of Contents

J. R. Brockmole, Introduction. R. H. Logie, M. van der Meulen, Fragmenting and Integrating Visuo-Spatial Working Memory. Y. V. Jiang, T. Makovski, W. Mok Shim, Visual Memory for Features, Conjunctions, Objects, and Locations. V. Bruce, Remembering Faces. A. Hollingworth, Memory for Real-World Scenes. M. M. Hayhoe, Visual Memory in Motor Planning and Action. A. L. Shelton, N. Yamamoto, Visual Memory, Spatial Representation, and Navigation. D. Davis, E. F. Loftus, Expectancies, Emotion, and Memory Reports for Visual Events. G. Ganis, W. L. Thompson, S. M. Kosslyn, Visual Mental Imagery: More than ‘Seeing with the Mind’s Eye’.

Reviews

"The Visual World in Memory will be of interest to scientific cognitive psychology researchers for its ingenious methodologies and to researchers who want an overview of reasonably current work." - William A. Adams, in PsycCRITIQUES

"The Visual World in Memory offers both cognitive scientists and the interested lay-person an enjoyable stroll through the latest thinking on how we perceive the visual world. Brockmole has gathered some of the world's leading experts as tour guides. They provide a highly integrated and comprehensive update of current theory in visual cognition, including topics as wide-ranging as face recognition, scene analysis, and eyewitness memories." - Michael Tarr, Brown University