A TALE of Three Functions: The Self–Reported Uses of Autobiographical Memory | Zendy

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A TALE of Three Functions: The Self–Reported Uses of Autobiographical Memory

Author(s) -

Susan Bluck,

Nicole Alea,

Tilmann Habermas,

David C. Rubin

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

social cognition

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181

H-Index - 76

eISSN - 1943-2798

pISSN - 0278-016X

DOI - 10.1521/soco.23.1.91.59198

Subject(s) - autobiographical memory , psychology , reminiscence , directive , cognitive psychology , developmental psychology , recall , computer science , programming language

Theories hold that autobiographical memory serves several broad functions (directive, self, and social). In the current study, items were derived from the theoretical literature to create the Thinking About Life Experiences (TALE) questionnaire to empirically assess these three functions. Participants (N = 167) completed the TALE. To examine convergent validity, they also rated their overall tendency to think about and to talk about the past and completed the Reminiscence Functions Scale (Webster, 1997). The results lend support to the existence of these theoretical functions, but also offer room for refinements in future thinking about both the breadth and specificity of the functions that autobiographical memory serves

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