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Most of us think of memory as a fixed, unchanging substance that exists permanently in our mind and can be called upon at will. But research shows that this conception is far from the truth. We are constantly rewriting our memories and, in the process, creating ever new personal histories, illustrating that our memory operates in very complex and sometimes puzzling ways. This work explains why some memories can only be recalled in certain physiological states; why seemingly unimportant, small moments lurk in our memory for years for no apparent reason; and why some people have total recall of all that they read and see. It also shows how and why people who witness the same event recall it so differently and how we can often have vivid and detailed memories of events that never occurred.
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A tie-in to the PBS television and radio series of the same name, "Seasons of Life" shows the saga of personal human development in its five major stages: infancy and early childhood, childhood and adolescence, early adulthood, middle adulthood and late adulthood, presenting the insights emerging from research in psychology, biology, anthropology and sociology. All human life, the authors tell us, is governed by three developmental "clocks" - a biological clock, the timeline our bodies follow, a social clock, the age norms dictated by family and society, and a psychological clock, each individual's unique sense of timing. These clocks tick in the background all through life's seasons as each of us becomes the author of our own story. Through accounts of real people from each "season" of life and through the experts who interpret them we are given a rich picture of the entire life span.
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