Exploring the metamnemonic and phenomenal differences between transitional and mundane events.
Mem Cognit
; 52(5): 1164-1181, 2024 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
In two experiments, we systematically investigated the reasons why people retained certain autobiographical events in their memory, as well as the properties of those events and their predicted memorability. The first experiment used three methods (word-cued, free-recalled, and "memorable, interesting, and/or important") to retrieve event memories, and examined memories from three different time-frames very recent (within past 7 days), recent (past 2 weeks and 6 months), and older events (at least one year). In addition, data were also collected for an important transitional event recently experienced by all participants ("starting university"). The results revealed that people had access to three types of event memories memories for life transitions, memories for older distinctive events, and memories for recent mundane events. Participants reported remembering events that were distinctive, first-time experiences, emotionally impactful, or simply because they were recent. They also predicted that older events would be more resistant to forgetting than very recent and recent events. The second experiment examined participants' memorable and forgettable events, and found that memorable events tended to be older, while forgettable events were more likely to be recent. These findings suggested that many retrievable memorable autobiographical memories were neither important nor transitional in nature. The studies contribute to our understanding of people's metamnemonic knowledge about their autobiographical memories.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Rememoração Mental
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Memória Episódica
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Metacognição
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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En
Revista:
Mem Cognit
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article
País de afiliação:
Canadá