Free Download Memory: The MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CFWM1X1C | 2023 | 5 hours and 3 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 279 MB
Author: Fergus Craik, Larry Jacoby
Narrator: William Sarris
A short, accessible primer on human memory, its workings, feats, and flaws, by two leading psychological researchers. Why do we vividly recall a traumatic childhood event but forget where we left our keys five minutes ago? How can a scent take us back fifty years while a colleague’s name eludes us? In this compact introduction, two leading psychological researchers describe memory-how it works and why it sometimes doesn’t; how it can be tricked, trained, or improved; and what changes with time. In a manner as engaging as it is informative, Fergus Craik and Larry Jacoby explain the strengths and weaknesses of memory.
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