The Seven Sins of Memory Updated Edition
How the Mind Forgets and Remembers
$32.72
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
14 September 2021
Summary
By one of the world’s foremost psychologists, a groundbreaking and award-winning study updated for the 20th anniversary with new research that delves into the complex behavior of memory
Twenty years ago, The Seven Sins of Memory offered the first framework that explained common memory vices–and their surprising virtues. Now, in this updated edition, Daniel L. Schacter revisits his groundbreaking research with the twenty-first century’s cultural trends and scientific discoveri…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780358325680 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0358325684 |
| Author: | Daniel L. Schacter |
| Publisher: | Mariner Books |
| Imprint: | Mariner Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 14 September 2021 |
| Weight: | 363g |
| Dimensions: | 28mm x 132mm x 201mm |
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Critics Review
”…Schacter guides his readers on a fascinating journey of the human mind.” Library Journal
“A lively and well-written survey, spiced up with incidents from recent headlines.” Kirkus Reviews
“Clear, entertaining and provocative….The book encourages a new appreciation of the complexity and fragility of memory.” The Seattle Times
“Compelling in its science and its probing examination of everyday life…a delightful book, lively and clear.” The Chicago Tribune
“Schacter offers insight into common malfunctions of the mind.” USA Today
“Encourages a new appreciation of the complexity and fragility of memory and how it affects our daily lives.” The Seattle Times
Daniel L. Schacter
Daniel L. Schacter is the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology of Harvard University. He has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences and received numerous awards for his research, including the Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology from the American Psychological Association and the Fred Kavli Distinguished Career Contributions Award from the Cognitive Neuroscience Society. He is the author of many books on memory and neuropsychology, including Searching for Memory, which received praise as a New York Times Notable Book of the Year and won the American Psychological Association’s William James Book Award, as did the first edition of The Sevens Sins of Memory. Schacter lives in Newton, Massachusetts.
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