Applied Perspectives on Human Memory

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This course approaches the study of human memory from an applied/ecological perspective to try and understand how human memory functions in everyday life. Specifically, the course will focus on various topics related to memory for personally significant or meaningful events (i.e. episodic/autobiographical memories). Readings will draw from both adult cognitive and developmental literatures in psychological science, and will cover topics including the organization of autobiographical memory system and its development, remembering and forgetting significant events, eyewitness testimony, the functions of memory, and how memory is related to identity development and healthy adjustment. This class meets the requirements of an advanced elective in psychology and includes an intensive writing component. However, it does not include a laboratory component.