Description
This volume, a collection of papers resulting from a conference sponsored by the Max Planck Society, presents an overview of past research on memory development, possible applications of this research, and new ideas for future areas of study. The role of cognitive components in the development of memory performance and the social and motivational contexts of memory development are described. Includes various theoretical approaches explaining memory development across the life span.
Memory Development: Universal Changes and Individual Differences is of interest to researchers, undergraduates and graduate students in developmental psychology, educational psychology and technology, and experimental psychology.
About the Author
Franz E. Weinert, Marion Perlmutter
Reviews
"...extremely stimulating....a thought-provoking and enjoyable collection, and one that stands apart from other recent edited volumes in memory development by virtue of its breadth and the impressive amount of previously-unpublished material it presents."
-Child Development Abstracts & Bibliography
Book Information
ISBN 9780805801484
Author Franz E. Weinert
Format Hardback
Page Count 430
Imprint Psychology Press
Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc
Weight(grams) 700g
