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Autobiographic [[memory]] is a major research area within [[cognitive science]] which is itself a movement in [[psychology]]. |
Autobiographic [[memory]] is a major research area within [[cognitive science]] which is itself a movement in [[psychology]]. |
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Autobiographic memory is a major research area within cognitive science which is itself a movement in psychology. An autobiographical memory is a personal representation of general or specific events and personal facts.
Types
- Specific Events
- When one first stepped foot in the ocean. On a family trip to California.
- General Events
- What it is like stepping into the ocean for oneself generally. This is a memory of what a personal event is generally like. One might have based it on the memories of having stepped in the ocean, many times during the years one lived in California.
- Personal Facts
- "Who was the Prime Minister of Canada when I was born?"
- Flash Bulb Memories
- Flash Bulb memories are critical Autobiographical Memories about a major event. Some flash bulb memories are shared within a social group and today, much of humanity.
- "Where were you on 9/11?"
- "The assassination of John Kennedy?"
- "The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.?"
- "The Challenger explosion?"
- "The verdict in the OJ Simpson trial?"
See also
Bibliography
Key Texts – Books
- Hermans, D Raes, F Philippot, P Kremers,I(2006)(eds) Autobiographical Memory Specificity and Psychopathology. A Special Issue of Cognition and Emotion. ISBN 184169987X
Additional material – Books
Key Texts – Papers
- Singer, J A & Bluck, S (2001). Autobiographical Memory.Review of General Psychology.Volume 5, #2, June. Special Issue
Additional material - Papers
- Klein, S., German, T., Cosmides, L. & Gabriel, R. (2004). A theory of autobiographical memory: Necessary components and disorders resulting from their loss. Social Cognition, 22(5), 460-490. Full text
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