Priming involuntary autobiographical memories in the lab

• Published in: Memory (Hove) Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 277 - 289
• Main Authors: Barzykowski, Krystian, Niedźwieńska, Agnieszka
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Routledge 07.02.2018; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Autobiographical memory; Cues; Female; Humans; involuntary autobiographical memories; involuntary retrieval; Male; Memory, Episodic; Mental Recall - physiology; priming; Repetition Priming; retrieval intentionality; Secondary schools; spreading activation; Vigilance; Young Adult; priming; involuntary retrieval; retrieval intentionality; spreading activation; involuntary autobiographical memories; Autobiographical memory

Involuntary autobiographical memories (IAMs) are recollections of personal past that frequently and spontaneously occur in daily life. Initial studies by Mace (2005) showed that deliberately reminiscing about a certain lifetime period (e.g., high school) significantly increased the number of differe...