Memory - I. L. M. Hunter

Originally published in 1957. Memory pervades every sphere of human activity and raises many problems of practical concern, both to the individual and to society at large. Small wonder, then, that the topic of memory has attracted attention since ancient times and has, in the present century, been explored by the various sciences which study man. This new and completely revised edition of Memory; Facts and Fallacies provides the general reader with an up-to-date survey of the accomplishments and limitations of human memory. It draws on a wide range of inquiries into adult remembering and forgetting, children's learning, the effects of brain injury, memory disorders, exceptional memory abilities, and the growth of rumour. The aim throughout is to present those inquiries which cast most light on the basic functioning of memory activities. But popular questions and practical issues are not ignored, and the final chapter is devoted to the issues of improving memory. `This book can be most strongly recommended to teachers, to beginners in the study of psychology, and to the general public'— The Times on the first edition
Cover design by Gerald Cinamon