Behavioral Methods Employed To Investigate The Structure Of Autobiographical Memories
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2023
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Ankara Üniversitesi
Abstract
Memory research conducted in laboratories require controlled experiments in order to
eliminate the confounding factors that can affect memory retrieval. However
autobiographical memories require the retrieval of distant memories which are most of the
time not veriable. Due to the differences related to autobiographical memory these
controlled experiments cannot be used and different methods are required. Cue word
technique, diary studies, recording event by using devices, Autobiographical Memory
Interview and Autobiographical Interview are some of the behaioral methods employed for
autobiographical memory research. These methods have both some advantages and
some disadvantages which should be considered before they are used, according to the
needs of research. The ndings from the studies employing these methods indicated that
autobiographical memory has a hierarchical organization, it consists of a semantic
component and an episodic component, and some of the cues are ineffective for the
retrieval of autobiographical memories. Most of these methods can also be employed in
research investigating the impaired components of autobiographical memory for patients
with memory disorders like Alzheimer's disease. In this review the behavioral methods
employed to investigate the structure of Autobiographical memories will be explored. First
the differences of autobiographical memory from memory investigated in laboratory and
the need for different methods in autobiographical memory research will be mentioned.
Then behavioral methods to investigate the structure of autobiographical memory, how
they are used and the ndings obtained from these studies seperately and in common will
be discussed.
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Davranışsal Yöntemler, Otobiyograk Bellek Yapısı, İpucu Kelime Tekniği, Günlük Çalışmaları, Otobiyograk Bellek Görüşmesi, Otobiyograk Görüşme