By R. Reed Hunt, James B. Worthen

Examine suitable to the subject of strong point and reminiscence dates again over a hundred years and boasts a literature of good over 2,000 released articles. all through this historical past, a number of theories of forte and reminiscence were provided and for this reason subtle. There has, although, by no means been a booklet that brings this wealthy background including the most recent examine. This quantity is the 1st to provide an historic assessment, the result of the present examine, and a number of other new theories on area of expertise and reminiscence. each one bankruptcy features a assessment of the appropriate literature and newest learn on its subject. The booklet contains sections that hide uncomplicated thought and behavioral study on strong point, bizarreness results, area of expertise results on implicit reminiscence, the advance of strong point around the lifespan, forte in social context, and the neuroscience of forte and reminiscence. within the concluding bankruptcy, Fergus Craik bargains his present point of view on strong point and evaluates a few of the different theories of uniqueness awarded within the quantity. Distinctiveness and Memory should be a precious source for scholar researchers in neuroscience and cognitive, developmental, and social psychology.

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