lecture 7 -autobiographical memo- Flashcards
autobiographical memory
is a memory for information related to the person itself and also a recollection of a particular episode frim an individual’s past
ecological validity
is a measure of how test performance predicts behaviors in real-world settings
characteristics of autobiographic memories
-a feeling of reliving the events
-visual imagery
-accompanied by thought and affect
-having a unique time
-experience by the self
-belief that it’s true record of the event
distribution of autobiographical memories across life span
child hood amnesia
reminiscence bump
childhood amnesia
it refers to the lack of memory in the earliest ages from 0-4 years
it happens because these are painful years according to the Freudian point of view.
the reminiscence bump
increase of memories from age 10-30( bcz this age refers to the cognitive maturity and where the memory works the best
cultural life script
claims that people recall more events from the second and third decade of life due to the cultural prescriptions and expectations contained in the life script
self-reference effect +causes+
The tendency for people to better remember information when it has been encoded in reference to the self
cause
+attention due to special intrest
+self-schema
flashbulb memories
memory for highly emotional events 9/11
and it’s a special intense of autobiographical memories.they are retrieved with so much details
characteristics of the flashbulb memories
+extraordinarily vivid/clear/detailed
+retained over time
traumatic memory
formed after an experience that causes high levels of emotional arousal and the activation of stress hormones
-there are some forgotten/destroyed while others are well remembered because people react differently to the trauma + there are different types of traumas
permastore
you can keep information in mind in a very long amount of time
