About this ebook
These studies employ innovative and rigorous methodological approaches that are ecologically valid in the online context. Their findings reveal complex and dynamic characteristics of human memory in a digitally mediated world that shapes our learning, our sense of self, and our beliefs and decision making. Collectively, the chapters in this volume provide rich theoretical insights into the workings and functions of memory. This book ushers in a new era of research on memory in the age of digitization.
Memory Online will be a beneficial read for students and scholars of Psychology, Cognitive Science, Communication, and Media Studies. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Memory.
About the author
Qi Wang is Professor of Human Development, Psychology, and Cognitive Science at Cornell University, USA. Her research focuses on the impact of cultural forces – including the Internet and social media – on memory and psychosocial functioning. She is the author of The Autobiographical Self in Time and Culture (2013).
