Synopses & Reviews
The absence of consensual, cross-disciplinary theories, definitions, and methodologies has hampered the study of attention, memory, and executive function. Incorporating different theoretical perspectives, this exceptional volume helps establish some common understanding of these three central processes. This book reveals how the authors' findings from their research in psychology, neuropsychology, special education, and medicine can help clinicians assess and remediate reading and attention disorders. Valuable directions for future research are also offered.
Synopsis
Studies of attention, memory, and executive function continue to provide a greater understanding of the human learning process and the nature of specific cognitive disabilities. But progress has been impeded by the absence of consensual, cross-disciplinary theories, definitions, and methodologies. This authoritative text presents research on the components of these central cognitive processes and explains how these findings can help clinicians assess and remediate reading and attention disorders. Gathering the work of prominent researchers in psychology, neuropsychology, special education, and medicine, the chapters consider each of these processes from different theoretical perspectives.
Synopsis
This book reveals how the authors' findings from their research in psychology, neuropsychology, special education, and medicine can help clinicians assess and remediate reading and attention disorders.
About the Author
Dr. Krasnegor is a physiological and experimental psychologist whose current research interests lie in developmental and behavioral biology, learning, and cognitive development.
G. Reid Lyon, Ph.D., is a psychologist in the Human Learning and Behavior Branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development at the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Lyon is responsible for the development and management of research programs in learning disabilities, language development and disorders, and disorders of attention in children.
Table of Contents
Section I: Introduction to the Conceptual, Measurement, and Methodological Issues- The Need for Conceptual and Theoretical Clarity in the Study of Attention, Memory, and Executive Function
G. Reid Lyon
- Relationships and Distinctions Among the Concepts of Attention, Memory, and Executive Function: A Developmental Perspective
Robin D. Morris
- Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Construct Definition
Jack M. Fletcher, David J. Francis, Karla K. Stuebing, Bennett A. Shaywitz, Sally E. Shaywitz, Donald P. Shankweiler, Leonard Katz, and Robin D. Morris
Section II: Attention- Critical Issues in Research on Attention
Russell A. Barkley
- A Theory of Attention: An Information Processing Perspective
Joseph Sergeant
- Disorders of Attention: A Neuropsychological Perspective
Allan F. Mirsky
- Attention: A Behavior Analytical Perspective
William J. McIlvane, William V. Dube, and Thomas D. Callahan
- Conceptualizing, Describing, and Measuring Components of Attention: A Summary
Jeffrey M. Halperin
Section III: Memory- From Simple Structure to Complex Function: Major Trends in the Development of Theories, Models, and Measurements of Memory
Richard K. Wagner
- A Model of Memory from an Information Processing Perspective: The Special Case of Phonological Memory
Joseph K. Torgesen
- Multiple Memory Systems: A Neuropsychological and Developmental Perspective
Jocelyne Bachevalier, Ludise Malkova, and Mario Beauregard
- Attention and Memory in Relation to Learning: A Comparative Adaptation Perspective
Duane M. Rumbaugh and David A. Washburn
- Conceptualizing, Describing, and Measuring Components of Memory: A Summary
Kimberly Boller
Section IV: Executive Function- Theories, Models, and Measurements of Executive Functioning: An Information Processing Perspective
John G. Borkowski and Jennifer E. Burke
- A Theory and Model of Executive Function: A Neuropsychological Perspective
Martha Bridge Denckla
- Relational Frame Theory and Executive Function: A Behavioral Approach
Steven C. Hayes, Elizabeth V. Gifford, and L.E. Ruckstuhl, Jr.
- Linkages Between Attention and Executive Functions<>Russell A. Barkley
- Executive Functions and Working Memory: Theoretical and Measurement Issues
Bruce F. Pennington, Loisa Bennetto, Owen McAleer, and Ralph J. Roberts, Jr.
- Addressing Problems in Attention, Memory, and Executive Functioning: An Example from Self-Regulated Strategy Development
Steve Graham and Karen R. Harris
- Conceptualizing, Describing, and Measuring Components of Executive Function: A Summary
Paul J. Eslinger
Section V: Summary and Conclusions- Critical Issues and Future Directions in the Development of Theories, Models, and Measurements for Attention, Memory, and Executive Function
H. Gerry Taylor
Index