The power of negative and positive episodic memories
The power of episodic memories is that they bring a past moment into the present, providing
opportunities for us to recall details of the experiences, reframe or update the memory, and …
opportunities for us to recall details of the experiences, reframe or update the memory, and …
[HTML][HTML] Physiological feelings
EF Pace-Schott, MC Amole, T Aue, M Balconi… - Neuroscience & …, 2019 - Elsevier
The role of peripheral physiology in the experience of emotion has been debated since the
19th century following the seminal proposal by William James that somatic responses to …
19th century following the seminal proposal by William James that somatic responses to …
Celebrating fifty years of research and applications in reminiscence and life review: State of the art and new directions
Fifty years ago, psychiatrist Robert Butler (1963) published an influential article on the
recollection and evaluation of personal memories in later life. We discuss the major insights …
recollection and evaluation of personal memories in later life. We discuss the major insights …
The fading affect bias: But what the hell is it for?
WR Walker, JJ Skowronski - … : The Official Journal of the Society …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
This article reviews research examining the fading affect bias (FAB): The finding that the
intensity of affect associated with negative autobiographical memories fades faster than …
intensity of affect associated with negative autobiographical memories fades faster than …
Why forget? On the adaptive value of memory loss
S Nørby - Perspectives on Psychological Science, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Is forgetting mostly a positive force in human life? On the surface, this seems to not be the
case, and people often associate memory loss with frustration in their everyday lives. Yet …
case, and people often associate memory loss with frustration in their everyday lives. Yet …
Self-enhancement and self-protection motives
People desire to maximize the positivity, and minimize the negativity, of their self-views. The
tendency to exalt one's virtues and soften one's weaknesses, relative to objective criteria …
tendency to exalt one's virtues and soften one's weaknesses, relative to objective criteria …
The fading affect bias: Its history, its implications, and its future
JJ Skowronski, WR Walker, DX Henderson… - … in experimental social …, 2014 - Elsevier
Recalling a memory often prompts an emotional response. Research examining the fading
affect bias (FAB) indicates that the emotional response prompted by positive memories often …
affect bias (FAB) indicates that the emotional response prompted by positive memories often …
Why people rehearse their memories: Frequency of use and relations to the intensity of emotions associated with autobiographical memories
WR Walker, JJ Skowronski, JA Gibbons, RJ Vogl… - Memory, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
People may choose to rehearse their autobiographical memories in silence or to disclose
their memories with other people. This paper focuses on five types of memory rehearsal …
their memories with other people. This paper focuses on five types of memory rehearsal …
Pollyanna principle
MW Matlin - Cognitive illusions, 2016 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Folk wisdom tells us that “familiarity breeds contempt”, but studies suggest otherwise.
Beginning with the work of Titchener (1910), psychologists have been intrigued by the …
Beginning with the work of Titchener (1910), psychologists have been intrigued by the …
A “rosy view” of the past: Positive memory biases
O Adler, A Pansky - Cognitive biases in health and psychiatric disorders, 2020 - Elsevier
The positivity bias in memory is a prevalent phenomenon. People tend to remember more
pleasant than unpleasant events, to remember events more favorably than they actually …
pleasant than unpleasant events, to remember events more favorably than they actually …