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4 types of distortions | Exaggeration minimisations omissions additions |
4 types of distortions | Exaggeration minimisations omissions additions |
Purposeful action | Neisser 1996 everyday memory based on action is purposeful personal quality, meaningful influenced by personality influenced by social demands |
Episodic memory | Tulving 2002 memory of past events in life 'what', 'where', 'when' human ability travel back in mind, consciously |
Autobiographical memory | Conway, whitecross 2001 subset episodic memories to define identity linking personal history to public history support network of personal goals |
How are autobiographical memories cued | Studies look at distribution of autobio memories across lifespan 2 techniques 1. the cue word method 2. the important method |
What is the cue word method | Pp retrieves memory associated with each cue word |
What is the important memory method | Pp retrieves memories they feel represent important memories in their life |
What are the 3 components of autobiographical memory? | 1. childhood amnesia 2. reminiscence bump 3. recency effect |
Theories of childhood amnesia | Language & culture effect auto.. memory development prelinguistic memories hard to express later on with language |
Theories of reminiscence bump | Conway 2000 from theories of lifespan development attributed to clustering of goal relevant events in teen & early adulthood clustering of encoded memories in period of retrieval preferential recall events from retrieval period |
2 parts of self memory system | 1. autobiographical memory knowledge 2. working self |
3 levels of autobiographical memory knowledge base | 1. lifetime periods- periods of time defined by major events 2. general events- repeated & external events taking place within given time 3. events specific knowledge- images, feelings related to specific event, located specific time & place |
The working self | Control processes operative at certain point autobiographical knowledge encoded through goal structure encoded events become part of autobiographical knowledge retrieval- memories selectively constructed out of events from knowledge base relevant to goals of working self at time |
What is cultural script account | Each culture= own order & timing of major events occurring in life danish sample pps imagine another dane their gender list 7 important events & age of occurrence life scripts= schema |
What are flashbulb memories | Vivid long lasting memories for reception context survey asking ppl when they learnt no. of public events |
Challenger study | Morning after challenger explosion surveyed same students 3 years later 40% pps memories= inconsistent with morning after report |
Study in cultural differences in remembering | Middle aged American & Chinese adult recall 20 autobiographical memories americans more individual exp. focus on own role & emotion chinese more social & historical events |
Retelling vs recalling | Different goals for stories pps record descriptions & characteristics retelling personal memories over course of month |
4 types of distortions | Exaggeration minimisations omissions additions |