PSY372H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Autobiographical Memory, Reminiscence Bump, Reading Education In The United States
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Conway states that autobiographical memory is a system that retain knowledge about the. Coherence: memories match how we view ourselves. Conway described autobiographical memory is a hierarchy from most general information to specific details. To maintain accuracy of memories, diaries are kept. Has a problem: difficult to verify dates the memories occurred. A list of words given, and after individual is asked to free recall the word by connecting it to a personal memory in their life. They are also asked to date when the memory happened to them: problem: people are not good at dating their memories. Reminiscence bump: occurs between 16-25 years: if person was cued with the word horse", they were more likely to remember memories that occurred within this age range. Completely no memories for the first 2 years of life, with fragmented memories as the individual ages.
