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Reflections on the Principles of Psychology
This important volume looks back to 1890 and -- 100 years later -- asks some of the same questions William James was asking in his Principles of Psychology. In so doing, it reviews our progress toward their solutions. Among the contemporary concerns of 1990 that the editors consider are: the nature of the self and the will, conscious experience, associationism, the basic acts of cognition, and the nature of perception. Their findings: Although the developments in each of these areas during the last 100 years have been monumental, James' views as presented in the Principles still remain viable and provocative. To provide a context for understanding James, some chapters are devoted primarily t...
Memory
Originally published: Washington D.C.: Joseph Henry Press, 2005.
Changes in Visual Performance After Visual Work
"This report critically reviews some of the experimental and field studies on the effects of prolonged visual work. It is pointed out in the report that there are two basically different kinds of visual work, one primarily involving search for infrequently occurring signals (vigilance tasks) and the other involving active continuous use of the oculomotor system and requiring more or less continuous mental operation (active tasks). The effects of work at these two types of tasks on the capacity for further visual work are different. Even relatively brief periods of time spent at visual vigilance results in a reduction in visual sensitivity. Relatively long periods of time at active tasks produce either no deterioration or very little deterioration in the capacity for further visual work unless the situation is complicated by extreme loss of sleep, anoxemia or presence of drug effects. Continuous work at active visual tasks, however, does produce depression, headaches, feelings of tiredness and irritability. Any attempt at reducing fatigue in active visual tasks should be directed towards these factors."--Abstract.
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The Foundations of Remembering
The Foundations of Remembering presents a collection of essays written by top memory scholars in honor of Henry L. Roediger III. The chapters were originally delivered as part of the "Roddyfest" conference held in March 2005 to celebrate Purdue University's awarding of an honorary doctor of letters to Roediger in recognition of his many contributions to the field of psychology. Authors were given a simple charge: choose your own topic, but place your work in historical context. Roediger is fascinated by the intellectual lineage of ideas, so addressing historical "foundations" seemed a fitting tribute. The Chapters contained in this volume help to establish the foundations of remembering, circa the first decade of the 21st century, as perceived by some of the leading memory researchers in the world. Not surprisingly, each of the chapters touches on Roediger's research as well, largely because his work has helped to define and clarify many topics of interest to the memory field. The Foundations of Remembering is intended for a wide audience: students, scholars, and anyone interested in exploring the historical and conceptual roots of modern memory theory.
The Taboo of Subjectivity : Towards a New Science of Consciousness
This book takes a bold new look at ways of exploring the nature, origins, and potentials of consciousness within the context of science and religion. Alan Wallace draws careful distinctions between four elements of the scientific tradition: science itself, scientific realism, scientific materialism, and scientism. Arguing that the metaphysical doctrine of scientific materialism has taken on the role of ersatz-religion for its adherents, he traces its development from its Greek and Judeo-Christian origins, focusing on the interrelation between the Protestant Reformation and the Scientific Revolution. He looks at scientists' long term resistance to the firsthand study of consciousness and deta...
Remembering Trauma
Synthesising clinical case reports and the research literature on the effects of stress, suggestion and trauma on memory, Richard McNally arrives at significant conclusions, first and foremost that traumatic experiences are indeed unforgettable.
A History of Modern Experimental Psychology
The evolution of cognitive psychology, traced from the beginnings of a rigorous experimental psychology at the end of the nineteenth century to the "cognitive revolution" at the end of the twentieth, and the social and cultural contexts of its theoretical developments. Modern psychology began with the adoption of experimental methods at the end of the nineteenth century: Wilhelm Wundt established the first formal laboratory in 1879; universities created independent chairs in psychology shortly thereafter; and William James published the landmark work Principles of Psychology in 1890. In A History of Modern Experimental Psychology, George Mandler traces the evolution of modern experimental an...
National Library of Medicine Current Catalog
First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.
