Title
Remembering when we last remembered our childhood experiences: Effects of age and context on retrospective metamemory judgments
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2008
Abstract
People sometimes exhibit a ‘forgot-it-all-along bias’ in which they claim that they have gone for months or years without thinking about certain childhood experiences despite recently recalling those memories. The present study examines memory for memories of childhood experiences, expanding on prior work by using manipulations that require greater reflection when thinking about remembered experiences and when making retrospective metamemory judgments. Age-related differences in memory-for-memory accuracy were also examined. Young (18–20) and older adults (63–89) recalled various events while focusing on emotional or perceptual details for some, and several weeks later were asked to indicate the last time they had remembered various events. Results showed that young adults were more accurate than older adults overall, though both age groups still exhibited a forgot-it-all-along bias that was reduced but not eliminated when a contextual reminder was provided.
Publication Title
Applied Cognitive Psychology
Repository Citation
Abenavoli, Rachel and Henkel, Linda, "Remembering when we last remembered our childhood experiences: Effects of age and context on retrospective metamemory judgments" (2008). Psychology Faculty Publications. 31.
https://digitalcommons.fairfield.edu/psychology-facultypubs/31
Published Citation
Abenavoli, R., & Henkel, L. A. (2009). Remembering when we last remembered our childhood experiences: Effects of age and context on retrospective metamemory judgments. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 23(5), 717-732. doi:10.1002/acp.1502.
DOI
10.1002/acp.1502
Peer Reviewed
Comments
Copyright 2008 Wiley
A link to full text has been provided for authorized users.