Autobiographical memory : an introduction

Author(s)

• Conway, Martin A.

Bibliographic Information

Autobiographical memory : an introduction

Martin A. Conway

Open University Press, 1990

• pbk.

Note

Bibliography: p. [187]-195

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

pbk. ISBN 9780335098484

Description

This book presents the current state of knowledge on autobiographical memory. It begins by defining the topic and reviewing the early research including that by Bartlett, Freud and Galton. It moves on to consider the role of chronology; the relationship between the self and autobiographical memory; and how we retrieve it. It then explores how autobiographical memory develops in children, how it declines in old age, and how it can be impaired in, for instance the clinically depressed. Finally, the author draws together the various aspects of theory outlined, attempts to synthesize these into a summary model, and poses questions for future research.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Identifying autobiographical memory types of memories types of autobiographical memories are autobiographivcal memories "true"? what do autobiographical memories represent? summary - characteristics of autobiographical memories Part 2 The early theorists Ribot - a vision in time Galton cueing autobiographical memory Freud - the past as dictator Bartlett - reconstructing the past the early experimentalists the modern agenda Part 3 The time of your life sampling memory - Galton's original data short lives - sampling the memory age distributions of young people long lives - sampling the memory age distributions of older people the distribution of memory ages across the life-span, reconsidered memory age distributions from short, and verifiable, time periods sampling structured time periods - the school year dating by landmarks the process of dating summary - memory retrieval and memory dating Part 4 Vivid memories flashbulb memories criticisms of the "flashbulb" memory concept veridicality and the determinants of flashbulb memories flashbulb memories - a special class of memories? the role of emotion in vivid memory formation conclusions - characteristics of flashbulb, and vivid, memories Part 5 Emotions and the "self" emotion and autobiographical memory the self and autobiographical memory self-knowledge summary - emotion and personal significance Part 6 Organization in autobiographical memory computational models of event knowledge the structure of autobiographical memory life themes theoretical aspects of structure - "the past is another country" summary - the organization of autobiographical memory Part 7 Remembering the past - the process of retrieval the generate-search-verify model recency, categories and images single-case studies events and thoughts conclusions - retrieval of specific memories Part 8 The development and decline of autobiographical memory the development of autobiographical memory - childhood amnesia Freud and the repression of the past knowledge structures and the emergence of autobiographical memories autobiographical memory in old age the decline of autobiographical memory the meaning of life Part 9 The impairment of autobiographical memory amnesia impairments of "public" knowledge impairments of autobiographical memory methodological note living with amnesia autobiographical memory in depression Part 10 Autobiographical memory and cognition aspects of autobiographical memory facts, concepts and memories learning, problem-solving and explanation what is an autobiographical memory? conclusions

Volume

ISBN 9780335098491

Description

This book presents the current state of knowledge on autobiographical memory. It begins by defining the topic and reviewing the early research including that by Bartlett, Freud and Galton. It moves on to consider the role of chronology; the relationship between the self and autobiographical memory; and how we retrieve it. It then explores how autobiographical memory develops in children, how it declines in old age, and how it can be impaired in, for instance the clinically depressed. Finally, the author draws together the various aspects of theory outlined, attempts to synthesize these into a summary model, and poses questions for future research.

Table of Contents

• Part 1 Identifying autobiographical memory: types of memories
• types of autobiographical memories
• are autobiographivcal memories "true"?
• what do autobiographical memories represent?
• summary - characteristics of autobiographical memories. Part 2 The early theorists: Ribot - a vision in time
• Galton: cueing autobiographical memory
• Freud - the past as dictator
• Bartlett - reconstructing the past
• the early experimentalists
• the modern agenda. Part 3 The time of your life: sampling memory - Galton's original data
• short lives - sampling the memory age distributions of young people
• long lives - sampling the memory age distributions of older people
• the distribution of memory ages across the life-span, reconsidered
• memory age distributions from short, and verifiable, time periods
• sampling structured time periods - the school year
• dating by landmarks
• the process of dating
• summary - memory retrieval and memory dating. Part 4 Vivid memories: flashbulb memories
• criticisms of the "flashbulb" memory concept
• veridicality and the determinants of flashbulb memories
• flashbulb memories - a special class of memories?
• the role of emotion in vivid memory formation
• conclusions - characteristics of flashbulb, and vivid, memories. Part 5 Emotions and the "self": emotion and autobiographical memory
• the self and autobiographical memory
• self-knowledge
• summary - emotion and personal significance. Part 6 Organization in autobiographical memory: computational models of event knowledge
• the structure of autobiographical memory
• life themes
• theoretical aspects of structure - "the past is another country"
• summary - the organization of autobiographical memory. Part 7 Remembering the past - the process of retrieval: the generate-search-verify model
• recency, categories and images
• single-case studies
• events and thoughts
• conclusions - retrieval of specific memories. Part 8 The development and decline of autobiographical memory: the development of autobiographical memory - childhood amnesia
• Freud and the repression of the past
• knowledge structures and the emergence of autobiographical memories
• autobiographical memory in old age
• the decline of autobiographical memory
• the meaning of life. Part 9 The impairment of autobiographical memory: amnesia
• impairments of "public" knowledge
• impairments of autobiographical memory
• methodological note
• living with amnesia
• autobiographical memory in depression. Part 10 Autobiographical memory and cognition: aspects of autobiographical memory
• facts, concepts and memories
• learning, problem-solving and explanation
• what is an autobiographical memory?
• conclusions.

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Details

• NCID: BA11661245
• ISBN:
  • 0335098495
  • 0335098487
• LCCN: 90040787
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Milton Keynes ; Philadelphia
• Pages/Volumes: xviii, 200 p
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BF378.A87
  • DC20 : 153.1/3
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Autobiographical memory