The psychology of autobiographical memory : history, theory, research / Igor Sotgiu.
Sotgiu, Igor, author.
2021
BF378.A87
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Title The psychology of autobiographical memory : history, theory, research / Igor Sotgiu.
Author Sotgiu, Igor, author.
ISBN 9783030695712 (electronic bk.)
3030695719 (electronic bk.)
9783030695705
3030695700
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69571-2
Published Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2021]
Language English
Description 1 online resource
Item Number 10.1007/978-3-030-69571-2 doi
Call Number BF378.A87
Dewey Decimal Classification 153.1/3
Summary 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 from across psychology, philosophy, literary criticism, sociology and law. 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.
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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?

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