Ordering autobiographical experiences
- 21 September 2000
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Memory
- Vol. 8 (5) , 323-332
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09658210050117744
Abstract
This study examined individuals' memory for the temporal order of autobiographical events and for the components that constitute autobiographical events. Study 1 measured performance on an across-event ordering task that involved the chronological arrangement of cards that displayed event labels. Results indicated poor ordering ability across events, but a reasonable ability to order clusters of events. Study 2 compared within-event and across-event ordering using computer-presented digital photographs. Participants were better at ordering the photographs in their own across-event trials than in their within-event trials. The results are discussed in terms of the retrieval of temporal information under within- and across-event conditions.Keywords
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