The Cognitive Psychology of Proper Names

by Tim Valentine, Serge Bredart, Tim Brennen

It's on the tip of my tongue, but I can't remember her name." Lots of people have difficulty remembering people's names, even though they can easily recall other information about the person. As memory and retrieval processes are central to cognitive psychology and neuropsychology the study of proper names makes a fascinating and practical focus of study. Using an information processing approach, Valentine, Brennen and Bredart consider evidence from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041513546X
• ISBN13: 9780415135467
• Release Date: December 1995
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"