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Time in Autobiographical Memory

Friedman, William J.·2004·Social Cognition
DOI 10.1521/soco.22.5.591.50766
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Research on memory for the times of past events has revealed ten main phenomena that constrain theoretical accounts of time in autobiographical memory. These findings do not support a uniform time-tagging mechanism or a temporally organized memory store. Instead, a combination of processes, most notably the reconstruction of past times, underlies our chronological sense of the past. We are especially adept at remembering “locations” in the many temporal patterns that structure our lives, but some information about the order of related events, distances in the past, and specific dates is also available. These processes contribute to our sense of a personal past, a shared past in close relationships, and a coherent sense of the lives of other people.

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  • Research on memory for past events in humans has shown that there is no evidence that events are coded by the times of their occurrence or that memory is temporally organised.

    “Research on memory for the past events in humans has shown that there is no evidence that events are coded by the times of their occurrence or that memory is temporally organised (Friedman 1993, 2004).”

    From Keeping track of time: evidence for episodic-like memory in great apes (2010) · cites this paper as Friedman 2004

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Authors
Friedman, W. J.
Affiliations
Oberlin College (US)
Corresponding author
Friedman, William J.
Venue
Social Cognition
Publisher
Guilford Publications
Published
2004-10
Volume
22
Issue
5
Pages
591-605
ISSN
0278-016X (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1521/soco.22.5.591.50766
OpenAlex
W2088159637
Cited by
189
References
31
Citations by year
2026: 7 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 14 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 16 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 12 · 2012: 8
FWCI
2.86
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Social Cognition (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory Processes and Influences
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Identity, Memory, and Therapy
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Functions and Memory
Keywords
autobiographical memory, time perception, time tagging, memory reconstruction, temporal order, temporal distance, personal history, shared past, close relationships, social memory

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