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Reconstructing the times of past and future personal events
Ben Malek, Mohamed Hedi; Berna, Fabrice; D'Argembeau, Arnaud
2017In Memory, 25, p. 1402-1411
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Keywords :
time; autobiographical memory; episodic future thinking; goals
Abstract :
[en] Humans have the remarkable ability to mentally travel through past and future times. However, while memory for the times of past events has been much investigated, little is known about how imagined future events are temporally located. Using a think-aloud protocol, we found that the temporal location of past and future events is rarely directly accessed, but instead mostly relies on reconstructive and inferential strategies. References to lifetime periods and factual knowledge (about the self, others, and the world) were most frequently used to determine the temporal location of both past and future events. Event details (e.g., places, persons, or weather conditions) were also used, but mainly for past events. Finally, the results showed that events whose temporal location was directly accessed were judged more important for personal goals. Together, these findings shed new light on the mechanisms involved in locating personal events in past and future times.
Disciplines :
Theoretical & cognitive psychology
Author, co-author :
Ben Malek, Mohamed Hedi ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Form. doct. sc. psycho. & éduc. (paysage)
Berna, Fabrice
D'Argembeau, Arnaud  ;  Université de Liège > Département de Psychologie > Psychopathologie cognitive
Language :
English
Title :
Reconstructing the times of past and future personal events
Publication date :
2017
Journal title :
Memory
ISSN :
0965-8211
eISSN :
1464-0686
Publisher :
Taylor & Francis Ltd, Basingstoke, United Kingdom
Volume :
25
Pages :
1402-1411
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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