A snapshot of autobiographical memory retrieval characteristics

• Published in: Applied cognitive psychology Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 61 - 74
• Main Authors: Burt, Christopher D. B., Mitchell, David A., Raggatt, Peter T. F., Jones, Carol A., Cowan, Terrina M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: West Sussex John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.02.1995; Wiley
• Subjects: Autobiographical memory; Autobiographical recall; Biological and medical sciences; Characteristics; Context effect; Cues; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Human; Learning. Memory; Memory; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychophysiology; Recall (Psychology); Undergraduate students; Context; Human; Memory retrieval; Cognition; Autobiographical memory

This study attempts to replicate and extend the results of Burt (1992a), using more ecologically valid memory cues. Twenty seven undergraduate students produced approximately 4900 autobiographical photographs, which were categorised as to the nature of the cues (event information) they contained (eg...