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 …

Transition Theory (T 2) assumes that the content and organization of autobiographical
memory mirror the structure of experience and reflect the operation of basic associative …

Adolescents are notorious for engaging in reward-seeking behaviors, a tendency attributed
to heightened activity in the brain's reward systems during adolescence. It has been …

Over 2,000 adults in their sixties completed the Centrality of Event Scale (CES) for the
traumatic or negative event that now troubled them the most and for their most positive life …

When discussing large social trends or experiences, we tend to group people into
generations. But what does it mean to be part of a generation, and what gives that group …

The reminiscence bump has generally been assessed through either (1) the cue word
method, or (2) several related methods which we refer to under the umbrella of the important …

Vicarious life stories are mental representations of other people's life stories. We propose a
conceptual framework that situates the study of vicarious life stories at the crossroads …

The COVID-19 Pandemic is unique in its near universal scope and in the way that it has
changed our lives. These facts suggest that it might also be unique in its effects on memory …

Autobiographical periods refer to subjectively defined life periods with perceived beginnings
and endings, including information about the people, places, activities, and objects …

In this article, we first outline a minimalist approach to the organization of autobiographical
memory called transition theory. This theory assumes that the content and organization of …