PSYC 3265 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Autobiographical Memory, Episodic Memory, Reading Education In The United States
12 Dec 2017
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The type of memory that forms our life. Covers events, situations and other memories that involve what most of us would consider more central to who we are as individuals. Go beyond the information found in episodic memory. They are far more constructive and integrative, often spanning multiple events. Episodic memories - confined to single events. Includes things such as your address, phone number, job etc. Semantic memory is influenced by autobiographical memory. Semantic is is influenced by autobiography memory. Autobiographical memories are all about events in our lives and how they are interrelated this involves integrating events separated by long periods of time. Contain interpretive inferences about how one event relate to others and what it means to us. Anderson and conway disrespects and need to access more information and to sort through the autobiographical structure to locate specific memories. Ab memory is different than others because it is uniquely personal step into the lab.
