Open AccessÇocukluk Çağı Amnezisi: Hatırlanan İlk Çocukluk Anısı Yaşı İle İlişkili Faktörlerin İncelenmesi
Author(s) -
Yunus Güzel
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
sosyal araştırmalar ve davranış bilimleri dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2149-178X
DOI - 10.52096/jsrbs.8.15.12
Subject(s) - psychology , childhood amnesia , developmental psychology , recall , autobiographical memory , childhood memory , amnesia , episodic memory , cognition , psychiatry , cognitive psychology
Childhood amnesia is a condition defined as the inability to fully recall autobiographical memories produced in the early stages of development during adulthood. Although it is generally accepted that the first memories remembered belong to the average age of 3-4 years, the age to which the first childhood memory belongs is controversial. In this study, it was aimed to determine the age of the first childhood memory remembered in young adults and to examine the effect of gender, memory-related factors, attachment styles and childhood traumatic events on the age of memory. 137 university students participated in the study. The participants were asked to write down the first memory they remembered and fill out a questionnaire evaluating the characteristics of the memory such as the age of the memory and the level of mediocrity, clarity, emotional intensity, integrity. In addition, the participants' october traumatic experiences and attachment styles were also evaluated. Keywords: Memory, childhood, amnesia