Roger Chaffin: 2 books
Practicing Perfection
Memory and Piano Performance
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2005
The memory feats of famous musicians seem almost superhuman. Can such extraordinary accomplishments be explained by the same principles that account for more ordinary, everyday memory abilities? To find out, a concert pianist videotaped her practice as she learned a new piece for performance, the...
by Isaac I. Bejar, Roger Chaffin, Susan Embretson
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
If one were to conduct an analysis of any profession the "ability to think analogically" is more than likely to be one of the requirements for success, be it an architectural studio, a research laboratory, a legal office, or a nuclear plant. Cognitive scientists are aware of the prominence...