Strategies and knowledge used when reconstructing the dates of autobiographical events

Tine Holm; Dorthe Kirkegaard Thomsen

Strategies and knowledge used when reconstructing the dates of autobiographical events

Bidragets oversatte titel: Rekonstruering af datoer for autobiografiske begivenheder : Strategier og viden der bruges hertil

Tine Holm, Dorthe Kirkegaard Thomsen

Psykologisk Institut

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Abstract

Strategies and knowledge used when reconstructing the dates of autobiographical events.

Tine Holm and Dorthe Kierkegaard Thomsen

Individuals rarely remember the dates of specific memories. Rather they reconstruct dates using a variety of strategies and knowledge. In this study, we examined how often individuals use and combine different types of strategies and knowledge. Forty-five participants were each presented with diary descriptions of approximately 42 events from their first term at university that they had written 3 ½ years prior and were asked to date remembered events while they thought out loud. The results revealed that participants most frequently used period knowledge as a strategy in dating events. Other frequently used strategies were temporal schemas and temporal landmarks. Participants often combined strategies. Most frequently they combined period knowledge and temporal landmarks. The study provides insight into the mechanisms contributing to locating autobiographical memories in time.

Bidragets oversatte titel	Rekonstruering af datoer for autobiografiske begivenheder : Strategier og viden der bruges hertil
Originalsprog	Engelsk
Publikationsdato	2014
Status	Udgivet - 2014
Begivenhed	Comparative Perspectives on Autobiographical Memory: What Humans and Non-Human Animals Remember About Their Past - Radisson Blue Scandinavia Hotel, Aarhus, Danmark Varighed: 18 jun. 2014 → 19 jun. 2014

Konference

Konference	Comparative Perspectives on Autobiographical Memory
Lokation	Radisson Blue Scandinavia Hotel
Land/Område	Danmark
By	Aarhus
Periode	18/06/2014 → 19/06/2014

Emneord

autobiographical memory

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