This text presents the basic concepts of modern cognitive psychology in a succinct and
accessible manner. Empirical results, theoretical developments, and current issues are …

Much of our behavior is guided by our understanding of events. We perceive events when
we observe the world unfolding around us, participate in events when we act on the world …

Further, shared story memories within social groups define particular social selves, which
may bolster or compete with individual remembered selves. Our style of presentation is …

Devoted exclusively to prospective memory, this volume organizes the research and
thoughts of the important contributors to the field in one comprehensive resource. The …

The fact that man is aware of an ego-concept raises him infinitely above all other creatures
living on earth. Because of this, he is a person; and by virtue of his oneness of …

Reflecting on the profound personal changes he has observed in himself and in his life
since the suicidal death of his son five years ago, a 58-year-old father observes: As a result …

Humans are able to transcend the present and mentally travel to another time, place, or
perspective. Mentally projecting ourselves backwards (ie, episodic memory) or forwards (ie …

The superior vividness of remembered events suggests that autobiographical memory
images are not entirely generated from generic representations, but that they do-at least to …

A collective memory is a representation of the past that is shared by members of a group. We
investigated similarities and differences in the collective memories of younger and older …

Researchers have proposed that autobiographical memory serves three basic functions in
everyday life: self-definition, social connection, and directing behaviour (eg, Bluck, Alea …