Open AccessON THE ISSUE OF THE STUDY OF AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY
Author(s) -
Sergey N. Nikishov,
Irina S. Osipova,
Elena Gennadyevna Pronkina
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
asian journal of pharmaceutical and clinical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2455-3891
pISSN - 0974-2441
DOI - 10.22159/ajpcr.2017.v10i10.19153
Subject(s) - autobiographical memory , recall , psychology , personality , cognitive psychology , developmental psychology , episodic memory , childhood memory , personality changes , cognition , social psychology , psychiatry
Objective: The article focuses on the topical problem of the functioning of autobiographical memory, which is considered as a higher mental function. The aim of the research is to study autobiographical memory of people of different age groups using the method of free recall of events.Methods: The main parameters of the analysis are as follows: “Memories peak,” subjective importance of the events and dynamics of autobiographical memory.Results: The research results suggest that positive experiences dominate in the structure of autobiographical memory. This may indicate psychological protective mechanisms of a person. The dynamics of autobiographical memory is observed in all age groups. This results in changing the evaluation of events. This can be explained by a change in personality, the transformation of values, interests and moral principles of a person.Conclusion: The study revealed that subjects of all age groups primarily remember old events and, last of all, the events of the recent past.