The construction of autobiographical memories in the self-memory system.

Conway, Martin A.; Pleydell-Pearce, Christopher W.

doi:10.1037/0033-295x.107.2.261

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“…Such conceptualizations regard the self as distinct from autobiographical memory in general, although they acknowledge relationships between memory and self (see also Conway & Pleydell-Pearce, 2000;McAdams, 1996). These views tend to focus on how people may integrate varied aspects of themselves, across different domains (e.g., work, family), different relationships (e.g., spouse, child), or across actual and possible selves.…”

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Adult age differences in autobiographical reasoning in narratives.

Pasupathi

Mansour

2006

Developmental Psychology

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Two studies examined age differences in autobiographical reasoning within narratives about personal experiences. In Study 1 (n ϭ 63), people completed brief interviews about turning points and crises in their lives. Older participants were more likely to narrate crises in ways that connected the experience to the speaker's sense of self, that is, to show autobiographical reasoning. This increase was primarily evident in young adulthood and midlife. In Study 2 (n ϭ 115), adults provided written narratives about heterogeneous autobiographical experiences. Age was associated with linear increases in the likelihood of autobiographical reasoning. The results are discussed in terms of narrative approaches to selfdevelopment across the life span.Keywords: autobiographical memory, self, narrative, meaning making, life span development How do people maintain a sense of unity and coherence in their sense of self? For many self-researchers working with more traditional measures of self-concept, the issue has been one of unity across different, equivalently abstract self-conceptions separated by domain or relationship (Campbell et al

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Adult age differences in autobiographical reasoning in narratives.

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Mansour

2006

Developmental Psychology

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“…By other definitions, even this larger set of criteria would be considered insufficient to differentiate autobiographical from episodic memory. In the literature on self identity, for example, autobiographical memory is defined as a capacity that permits construction of a sequence of memories of temporally linked events, such as expressed in a life story or autobiography (e.g., Fivush, Habermas, Waters, & Zaman, 2011;Fivush & Zaman, 2014;Habermas & Bluck, 2000;McAdams, 2001; see also Conway & Pleydell-Pearce, 2000;Thomsen, 2009). From this perspective, retrieval of an autobiographical memory involves autobiographical consciousness, defined as a form of consciousness of a present self who is different from-yet temporally linked to-the past self who experienced the event (Fivush, 2012; see also Fivush & Zaman, 2014).…”

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“…RESOLVING CHILDHOOD AMNESIA versus after marriage, or before versus after retirement (Conway, 1996;Conway & Pleydell-Pearce, 2000). Memories from prior lifetime periods may differ from those from the current period not only because time has passed, but because of the new sense of self that is associated with changes in thinking or world view.…”

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The psychology of intelligence analysis: Drivers of prediction accuracy in world politics.

Mellers¹,

Stone²,

Atanasov³

et al. 2015

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied

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This article extends psychological methods and concepts into a domain that is as profoundly consequential as it is poorly understood: intelligence analysis. We report findings from a geopolitical forecasting tournament that assessed the accuracy of more than 150,000 forecasts of 743 participants on 199 events occurring over 2 years. Participants were above average in intelligence and political knowledge relative to the general population. Individual differences in performance emerged, and forecasting skills were surprisingly consistent over time. Key predictors were (a) dispositional variables of cognitive ability, political knowledge, and openmindedness; (b) situational variables of training in probabilistic reasoning and participation in collaborative teams that shared information and discussed rationales (Mellers, Ungar, et al., 2014); and (c) behavioral variables of deliberation time and frequency of belief updating. We developed a profile of the best forecasters; they were better at inductive reasoning, pattern detection, cognitive flexibility, and open-mindedness. They had greater understanding of geopolitics, training in probabilistic reasoning, and opportunities to succeed in cognitively enriched team environments. Last but not least, they viewed forecasting as a skill that required deliberate practice, sustained effort, and constant monitoring of current affairs. A t APA, we understand how challenging it can be for you to stay abreast of the latest and best academic research on psychology. Disciplines Finance and Financial Management | Social and Behavioral Sciences

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“…Personal importance given to the NDE could possibly enhance the overall perceived phenomenological characteristics of NDE memories. According to Conway's Self-Memory System (SMS; Conway & Pleydell-Pearce, 2000;Conway et al, 2004) model, autobiographical memories are "the transitory mental constructions of a complex goal-driven set of control processes collectively referred to as the working self" (Conway et al, 2004). Only a relatively small part of autobiographical memories may remain accessible in long-term memory and this selection should depend on their given relevance to longer-term goals and consequently to the future.…”

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Intensity and memory characteristics of near-death experiences

Martial

Charland‐Verville

Cassol

et al. 2017

Consciousness and Cognition

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A B S T R A C TMemories of Near-Death Experiences (NDEs) seem to be very detailed and stable over time. At present, there is still no satisfactory explanation for the NDEs' rich phenomenology. Here we compared phenomenological characteristics of NDE memories with the reported experience's intensity. We included 152 individuals with a self-reported "classical" NDE (i.e. occurring in lifethreatening conditions). All participants completed a mailed questionnaire that included a measure of phenomenological characteristics of memories (the Memory Characteristics Questionnaire; MCQ) and a measure of NDE's intensity (the Greyson NDE scale). Greyson NDE scale total score was positively correlated with MCQ total score, suggesting that participants who described more intense NDEs also reported more phenomenological memory characteristics of NDE. Using MCQ items, our study also showed that NDE's intensity is associated in particular with sensory details, personal importance and reactivation frequency variables.

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The construction of autobiographical memories in the self-memory system.

Cited by 3,335 publications

References 240 publications

Adult age differences in autobiographical reasoning in narratives.

Adult age differences in autobiographical reasoning in narratives.

The psychology of intelligence analysis: Drivers of prediction accuracy in world politics.

Intensity and memory characteristics of near-death experiences

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