One of the most consistently observed phenomena in autobiographical memory research is
the reminiscence bump: a tendency for middle-aged and elderly people to access more …

The current overview provides an interdisciplinary synthesis of autobiographical and
collective memory studies, focusing on history and cognitive psychology, to help other …

Human Memory, 4th edition, provides a comprehensive overview of research and theory on
human memory. Written in an engaging style, the book is divided into three sections …

The psychological and sociological literature indicate that personal events are remembered
and imagined as more positive than negative, whereas public events are remembered and …

The aim of this study was to test the cultural life script theory across four different cultures.
We collected life scripts from 606 middle-aged and older adult participants in Mexico …

Research on autobiographical memory loss in Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by
conflicting findings concerning a possible sparing of older memories. The literature shows …

Adolescence is a time during which we transition to independence, explore new activities
and begin pursuit of major life goals. Goal-directed learning, in which we learn to perform …

How does memory for the public past differ from memory for the personal past? Across five
experiments (N= 457), we found that memories of the personal past were characterised by a …

The reminiscence bump is the increased proportion of autobiographical memories from
youth and early adulthood observed in adults over 40. It is one of the most robust findings in …

Older adults diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease (AD) have difficulties accessing
autobiographical memories. However, this deficit tends to spare memories dated to earlier …