PSYC 370 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Autobiographical Memory, Free Recall, Limbic System
2 Dec 2017
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Few differences were found between positive and negative memories. Early memories: mean earliest memories traced to age 3. 4 years. Impossible to remember memories from below the age of 2 years (the preverbal period: earl(cid:455) (cid:272)hildhood (cid:373)e(cid:373)ories usuall(cid:455) frag(cid:373)e(cid:374)tar(cid:455), disorga(cid:374)ized a(cid:374)d e(cid:374)ig(cid:373)ati(cid:272) (cid:894)do(cid:374)"t k(cid:374)o(cid:449) why they remember them) person has uncertainty/doubt that they are in fact memories. Even if they are false, they are still experienced as memories and accompanied by recollective experience: however some report memories from under the age of 2. Can be overly specific: contain details of how the person felt, what they were thinking, etc. Show that no memories under the age of 2; not encoded to long-term memory: 5 yrs old and younger memories less detailed and what they recall is related to their interests and goals. Adult recall of childhood events: why is it important: autobiographical memory = complex cognitive-affective system encompassing many types of knowledge including beliefs about memory.
