Popular Myths about Memory

Media Representations versus Scientific Evidence

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

AvBrian H. Bornstein

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Misconceptions about memory phenomena often go hand-in-hand with popular misrepresentations of its function in media. In Popular Myths about Memory, Brian H. Bornstein examines how the representation of memory in novels, movies, and television shows often clashes with scientific research. Bornstein discusses the consequences of these myths on the popular understanding of memory and its functions. Depictions of amnesia, eyewitness accounts, and superior memory are just a few of the processes explored and debunked. This book is recommended for scholars interested in psychology, media and film studies, literary studies, and communication studies.

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Utgivningsdatum2017-07-03
Mått160 x 238 x 31 mm
Vikt680 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor334
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780739192184

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Introduction: Memory, Metamemory, Media, and MythChapter 1: Memory Myths: A Review and New DataChapter 2: Memory Accuracy and PermanenceChapter 3: An Unholy Tetrad: Repression, Recovered Memory, False Memory, and HypnosisChapter 4: Memory and the Brain: Implants and ErasureChapter 5: Retrograde AmnesiaChapter 6: Anterograde AmnesiaChapter 7: Memory, Aging, Alzheimer’s Disease, and DementiaChapter 8: Memory and the Legal System: EyewitnessesChapter 9: Memory and the Legal System: False ConfessionsChapter 10: Superior MemoryConclusion

Rarely is a book about memory published that is equally suited to the scholar and the layperson. Clearly and concisely, Popular Myths About Memory covers topics as diverse as the brain’s role in memory, amnesia, dementia, memory and the legal system, and superior memory. Most importantly Popular Myths About Memory explains how myths about these topics are wrongly portrayed by popular media and how these popular myths clash with scientific evidence. Bornstein’s book is a must-read for anyone interested in memory.

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