About Autobiographical Memory
Autobiographical Memory contains information you have about yourself.
It includes several domains:
- Self-Description–Details about you. Whether you prefer tea or coffee, what your favorite season is, how you like to spend your leisure time, for example. This is the source of a large part of your sense of personal identity.
- Emotional Memory–Contains memories of emotional experiences and helps regulate our moods.
- Event Memory–Just what it sounds like. Memories of specific life events recorded with clear details. Like the time you ran away from home because you wanted to avoid cleaning your room.
Autobiographical Memories are unique to individuals. “The study of autobiographical memory poses problems, because it is difficult to prove whether the events took place as reported. Using diary methods, researchers have found that people recall actions more accurately than thoughts—except in the case of emotionally charged thoughts, which are particularly well-remembered.” 1
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