Unit 5 - Autobiographical Memory

Question 1

Autobiographical Memory

Answer 1

memory across the lifespan for specific events and self-related info

Question 2

Positivity bias

Answer 2

the tendency to recall more pleasant memories than neutral or negative memories

Question 3

Reminiscence bump

Answer 3

the tendency for participants over 40 to show high rate of recollecting personal experiences from their late teens and early 20s

Question 4

Observer perspective

Answer 4

to view the memory of an event outside of yourself

Question 5

Field perspective

Answer 5

To view the memory of an event from the perspective you originally had

Question 6

Overgeneral memories

Answer 6

autobiographical memories that are very general and contain no specific content; could be the result of frontal lobe impairment, a transmission deficit, or lack of rehearsal