The Seven Sins of Memory : How the Mind Forgets and Remembers Paperback - 2002
by Schacter, Daniel L
- Used
Winner of the William James Book Award
Description
Details
- Title The Seven Sins of Memory : How the Mind Forgets and Remembers
- Author Schacter, Daniel L
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1st
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 288
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
- Date May 7, 2002
- Illustrated Yes
- Bookseller's Inventory # 4900624-6
- ISBN 9780618219193 / 0618219196
- Weight 0.65 lbs (0.29 kg)
- Dimensions 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.9 in (22.61 x 14.99 x 2.29 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Memory, Memory disorders
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 00053885
- Dewey Decimal Code 153.12
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Summary
A groundbreaking work by one of the world's foremost psychologists that delves into the complex behavior of memory.
In this fascinating study, Daniel L. Schacter explores instances of what we would consider memory failure—absent-mindedness, transience, blocking, misattribution, suggestibility, bias, and persistence—and suggests instead that these miscues are actually indications that memory is functioning as designed. Drawing from vivid scientific research and creative literature, as well as high-profile events in which memory has figured significantly (Bill Clinton's grand jury testimony, for instance), The Seven Sins of Memory provides a more nuanced understanding of how memory and the mind influence each other and shape our lives.
