In this chapter, we will provide a review on the emerging psychological literature on
collective mental time travel (MTT). Our review will focus on the cognitive aspects of …

Flashbulb memories (FBMs) refer to vivid and long-lasting autobiographical memories for
the circumstances in which people learned of a shocking and consequential public event. A …

The ongoing repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic provide an unparalleled context to
examine how distressing events are remembered. Prior theory and research suggest that (a) …

Flashbulb memory (FBM) is viewed as a special type of autobiographical memory due to its
richness of individuals' self-related details when hearing the news and the long duration. It …

Do collective crises have an impact on the characteristics of mental time travel for individuals
and collectives? The COVID-19 pandemic provides a unique context to address this …

This study analyzes the production and recall of future thoughts during the COVID‐19
lockdown. Participants were free to produce future thoughts (Experiment 1) or received cues …

This research experimentally examined the crossed influences between the emotional
valence of collective memory and collective future thinking. As remembering the past and …

ABSTRACT A plethora of studies have shown that people persistently remember public and
personal events experienced during adolescence and early adulthood, particularly with a …

Collective memories refer to a group's shared representation of the past. They are slow to
change over time but do change. To investigate such potential shifts, representative samples …

Introduction The recent COVID-19 pandemic has compelled various governments to trace all
contacts of a confirmed case, as well as to identify the locations visited by infected …