PSYC 221 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Reminiscence Bump, Dodi Fayed, Autobiographical Memory
1 Apr 2017
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The process involved in retaining, retrieving, & using info about stimuli, images, events, ideas, & skills after the original info is no longer present. A process - memory is not simple. Retaining & retrieving info - processes that involve a number of different types of memory, ways of getting info into memory, & strategies for getting that info out. Memories are created by a process of construction, which is based on what actually happened combined with other things that have happened & our general knowledge about how things usually happen. Memory for specific experiences from our life, which can include both episodic & semantic components. Experiencing a memory by using mental time travel is episodic memory. There are 2 additional characteristics of autobiographical memory: 1: we remember some events in our lives better than others. Autobiographical memories are multidimensional because they consist of spatial, emotional, & sensory components.
