memory lecture 8 Flashcards
what is autobiographical memory?
memory for your own life- events you have personally experienced
what did Wagenaar (1986) find out about memory?
recorded around 1 event/day over a period of 4 years
recorded the details of the event- who/what/where/when
rated his likelihood to remember the event
always had some memory of the event, and memory was best for recent/salient/emotional events
what type of individuals are better at false recognition?
fantasy prone individuals
what did Barclay and Wellman (1986) find out about false recognition?
got students to write down events in their life
their flatmates wrote down events which could have happened to them but didn’t
looked at how well they recognised events which weren’t true
worse recognition over time
what did Misra et al (2018) find out about everyday memories? procedure
people walked around with a Go-Pro, recording events in their everyday lives
recorded random events
2 second chunks of videos mixed with 2 second chunks of other people’s videos
what did Misra et al (2018) find out about everyday memories? results
struggled to recognise their own walks compared to other peoples- most of our lives never enter long term memory
what term does Freud use to describe having few memories from the first few years of life?
Infantile Amnesia
what age do negative events tend to be remembered after?
age 3
how did Usher and Neisser (1993) study childhood amnesia?
used parents to verify specific events which happened in childhood
what were the results of Usher and Neisser’s research into childhood amnesia?
61% of memories were confirmed by a parent
in 22% of cases their memories conflicted
what is the rememberance peak?
most likely to remember events between 11 and 30 years old, as these contain the most interesting experiences which we have for the first time
what did Conway and Pledydell-Pearce (2000) find out about autobiographical memories?
not single episodic memories
can have specific memories but these are intertwined with periods and themes in an indivdual’s life
what are autobiographical memories?
transitory mental constructions within a self memory system
what is the self memory system?
model of memory which integrates personal experiences, emotions, and self-concept
