The Psychology of Autobiographical Memory

History, Theory, Research

Igor Sotgiu (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

XV, 176 Seiten

2021 | 1st ed. 2021
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-69570-5 (ISBN)

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This book provides an overview of the key theoretical and empirical issues relating to autobiographical memory: the extraordinarily complex psychological activity that enables us to retrieve, relive and reappraise our pasts. The first part of the book retraces the genesis and historical development of the psychology of autobiographical memory, from the pioneering contributions of Francis Galton, Victor Henri and Sigmund Freud, to the most recent research in the fields of cognitivism, cognitive science and neuroscience. The author then moves on to two key topics in the contemporary panorama: the content and organisation of autobiographical memory (what we remember from our lives and how we link together specific segments of our personal pasts) and the functions of autobiographical memory (why we remember our pasts). This book will provide a valuable scholarly overview for cognitive psychologists and an authoritative critical introduction to the field for students and scholars fromacross psychology, philosophy, literary criticism, sociology and law.

lt;b>Igor Sotgiu is Associate Professor of General Psychology at the University of Bergamo, Italy. His research interests focus on autobiographical memory, emotion and well-being.

1. Introduction. An Obsession with the Past.- 2. A 'Brief' History of the Psychology of Autobiographical Memory.- 3. The Content and Organisation of Autobiographical Memory.- 4. The Functions of Autobiographical Memory.- 5. Conclusions. What is Autobiographical Memory?.

Erscheinungsdatum	14.04.2021
Zusatzinfo	XV, 176 p. 8 illus., 1 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	380 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie
Schlagworte	autobiographical memory network • autobiographical narrative • eyewitness memory • flashbulb memories • Francis Galton • Involuntary autobiographical memories • memory and emotion • memory and the law • Neural correlates • Neurological disorders • Ontogenetic • Self-Memory System model • Sigmund Freud • Ulric Neisser • Victor and Catherine Henri
ISBN-10	3-030-69570-0 / 3030695700
ISBN-13	978-3-030-69570-5 / 9783030695705
Zustand	Neuware