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Popular Myths about Memory

Media Representations versus Scientific Evidence
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 2017

Summary

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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Copyright year
2017
ISBN-Print
978-0-7391-9218-4
ISBN-Online
978-0-7391-9219-1
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
304
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Table of contents

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    1. Contents No access
    2. List of Figures No access
    3. List of Tables No access
    4. Acknowledgments No access
    5. Introduction No access
  1. Chapter 1 Memory Myths No access Pages 1 - 14
  2. Chapter 2 Memory Accuracy and Permanence No access Pages 15 - 36
  3. Chapter 3 An Unholy Tetrad No access Pages 37 - 64
  4. Chapter 4 Memory and the Brain No access Pages 65 - 84
  5. Chapter 5 Retrograde Amnesia No access Pages 85 - 106
  6. Chapter 6 Anterograde Amnesia No access Pages 107 - 130
  7. Chapter 7 Memory, Aging, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Dementia No access Pages 131 - 158
  8. Chapter 8 Memory and the Legal System No access Pages 159 - 182
  9. Chapter 9 Memory and the Legal System No access Pages 183 - 206
  10. Chapter 10 Superior Memory No access Pages 207 - 232
  11. Conclusion No access Pages 233 - 244
  12. Appendix No access Pages 245 - 248
  13. Bibliography No access Pages 249 - 294
  14. Index No access Pages 295 - 302
  15. About the Author No access Pages 303 - 304

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