Table of Contents

Preface
1 Introduction to the Study of Memory
The Science of Memory
The History of Memory Research
Section Quiz
Methods of Studying Memory
Memory Measures
Section Summary and Quiz
Improving Memory Efficiency
Themes for the Book
Summary
Key Terms
Review Questions
Online Resources
2 Memory and the Brain
Old Questions, New Answers
Brain and Memory
Neurons
Structures of the Human Brain
Interim Summary and Quiz
Methods in Cognitive Neuroscience
Section Quiz
Neuropsychology: Memory Deficits and Amnesia
Chemical Enhancement of Memory
Olfaction, Memory, and the Brain
Memory, Music, and the Brain
Summary
Key Terms
Review Questions
Online Resources
3 Working Memory
What Is Working Memory?
Some Terminological Clarifications
Sensory Memory
Working Memory Capacity
The Duration of Information in Working Memory
The Serial Position Curve and Its Implication for Working Memory
Section Summary and Quiz
The Working Memory Model of Baddeley
Working Memory Systems
Section Summary and Quiz
Working Memory and the Brain
Applications of Working Memory
Summary
Key Terms
Review Questions
Online Resources
4 Episodic Memory
Evidence for the Episodic/Semantic Distinction
Section Summary and Quiz
Memory Processes: Encoding, Representation, and Retrieval (Part I)
Section Summary and Quiz
Memory Processes: Encoding, Representation, and Retrieval (Part II)
Directed Forgetting
Prospective Memory
Summary
Key Terms
Review Questions
Online Resources
5 Semantic Memory
Associative Structures in Semantic Memory
Semantic Priming and Lexical Decision Tasks
Sentence Verification Tasks
Bilingual Representation
Section Summary and Quiz
Concepts and Categories
Section Summary and Quiz
Schemas and Scripts
Semantic Memory and Music
Language, Lexical Memory, and Semantic Memory
Section Quiz
Summary
Key Terms
Review Questions
Online Resources
6 Visual Memory
Visual Memory: Recognition and Recall
Representation and Imagery
Section Summary and Quiz
Other Topics in Visual Memory
Photographic Memory: Reality or Fantasy?
Cognitive Maps
Memory for Faces
Simultaneous and Sequential Lineups in Eyewitness Memory
Section Summary and Quiz
Application of Visual Imagery to Mnemonics
Summary
Key Terms
Review Questions
Online Resources
7 Autobiographical Memory
Conway’s Theory of Representation in Autobiographical Memory
Section Summary and Quiz
Childhood Amnesia
Flashbulb Memories
Collaborative Memory
Section Summary and Quiz
Diary Studies and Autobiographical Memory
The Cue-Word Technique for Eliciting Autobiographical Memories and the Reminiscence Bump
Aspects of Autobiographical Memory
The Neuroscience of Autobiographical Memory
Summary
Key Terms
Review Questions
Online Resources
8 False Memory
Correspondence, Accuracy, and Amount
Source Monitoring
Methods of Studying False Memory
Section Summary and Quiz
Hypnosis and Memory
Recovered Memory: The Reality of Repression
False Memories and Legal Psychology
Eyewitness Testimony
The Misinformation Effect
Section Summary and Quiz
The Cognitive Interview: More Information Without Suggestion
Summary
Key Terms
Review Questions
Online Resources
9 Metamemory
What Is Metamemory?
Theories of Metamemory
Section Summary and Quiz
Types of Judgments
Section Summary and Quiz
Control Processes in Metamemory
Other Kinds of Metamemory
Summary
Key Terms
Review Questions
Online Resources
10 Memory Disorders
What Is Amnesia?
Case Studies of Amnesia
Anterograde Amnesia
Section Summary and Quiz
Retrograde Amnesia
Frontal Syndrome
Transient Global Amnesia
Short-Term Memory Amnesia
Reduplicative Paramnesia and Capgrass Syndrome
Section Summary and Quiz
Psychogenic Amnesia
Alzheimer’s Disease
Memory Rehabilitation
Summary
Key Terms
Review Questions
Online Resources
11 Memory in Childhood
Memory in Infancy
Section Summary and Quiz
Memory in Early Childhood
Children’s Eyewitness Memory
Section Summary and Quiz
Memory in Older Children
Metamemory in Children
A Guide to Developing Memory Skills in Young Children
Summary
Key Terms
Review Questions
Online Resources
12 Memory in Older Adults
Theories of Aging and Memory
Section Summary and Quiz
Age-Related Changes in Working Memory
Semantic Memory
Episodic Memory
False Memory in Older Adults
Section Summary and Quiz
Metamemory in Older Adults
Use It or Lose It: Maintaining Memory Ability in Older Adults
Mnemonic Tips for Older Adults
The Neuroscience of Memory and Aging
Summary
Key Terms
Review Questions
Online Resources
13 Memory Improvement and Learning Efficiency: A User’s Guide
1. Process for Meaning
2. Engage in Retrieval Practice
Section Summary and Quiz
3. Use Metamemory
4. Distribute Your Practice
Section Summary and Quiz
Myths and Methods to Avoid
Mnemonists
Summary
Key Terms
Review Questions
Online Resources
Glossary
References
Author Index
Subject Index
About the Author

About the Author

Bennett L. Schwartz received his PhD in 1993 from Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. Since

then he has been at Florida International University (FIU) in Miami, Florida, where he is currently professor

of psychology. He is author or editor of 10 published books as well as over 70 journal articles and

chapters. His textbook Memory: Foundations and Applications, fourth edition (SAGE), was published in

2020. He has won several teaching awards at FIU and currently teaches courses in memory, cognition,

and sensation and perception. His main research area is metacognition and memory, but he has also

conducted research in diverse areas that range from visual perception to evolutionary psychology, to

the language of thought, and to memory in nonhuman primates. Schwartz currently serves as the editor

in chief of New Ideas in Psychology.

Reviews

"This is a terrific text book in terms of being written in an accessible fashion, introducing relevant neuroscience research, and describing real-world applications." —Elizabeth Kensinger, Boston College
*Elizabeth Kensinger*

"All of the major topics and theories are presented in an easy-to-read fashion, with connections made to brain structure as appropriate." —Darrell S. Rudmann, Shawnee State University
*Darrell S. Rudmann*