PSYC 221 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Memory Consolidation, Cortisol
20 Nov 2018
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8. 1 autobiographical memory: what has happened in my life: the multidimensional nature of autobiographical memories. Usually more complex than memory that might be measured in a lab. They are multidimensional because they consist of spatial, emotional, and sensory components. Photos taken either own-photo or lab-photo (pictures taken of same thing just by different people) Events that become significant parts of a person"s life tend to be remembered well. Reminiscence bump: enhanced memory for adolescence and young adulthood transition points tend to be particularly memorable. Self-image hypothesis: memory is enhanced for event that occur as a person"s self image or life identity is being formed. Cognitive hypothesis: periods of rapid change hat are followed by stability cause stronger encoding of memories. Encoding is better during periods of rapid change. Cultural life script hypothesis: events in a person"s life story become easier to recall when they fit the cultural life script for that person"s culture.
