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Retrieval of autobiographical memories: The mechanisms and consequences of truncated search

Pages 351-382 | Published online: 05 Jan 2007

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Kristine Anthony, Hoo Keat Wong, Alfred Lim, Farrah Sow & Steve MJ Janssen. (2023) Examining the roles of visual imagery and working memory in the retrieval of autobiographical memories using a dual-task paradigm. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology 77:3, pages 447-460.
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Noboru Matsumoto, Masanori Kobayashi, Keisuke Takano & Michael D. Lee. (2022) Autobiographical memory specificity and mnemonic discrimination. Journal of Memory and Language 127, pages 104366.
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Noboru Matsumoto, Lynn Ann Watson, Masahiro Fujino, Yuichi Ito & Masanori Kobayashi. (2022) Subjective judgments on direct and generative retrieval of autobiographical memory: The role of interoceptive sensibility and emotion. Memory & Cognition 50:8, pages 1644-1663.
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David John Hallford & Noboru Matsumoto. (2022) Direct retrieval bias for general and specific memories for negatively valenced cues in major depression . International Journal of Psychology 57:5, pages 577-584.
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David John Hallford, Danielle Rusanov, Joseph J. E. Yeow & Tom Joseph Barry. (2022) Reduced specificity and increased overgenerality of autobiographical memory persist as cognitive vulnerabilities in remitted major depression: A meta‐analysis. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy 29:5, pages 1515-1529.
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Daniele Gatti, Eszter Somos, Giuliana Mazzoni & Tjeerd Jellema. (2022) Could direct and generative retrieval be two flips of the same coin? A dual-task paradigm study. Cognitive Processing 23:3, pages 513-519.
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John H. Mace, Emma P. Petersen & Emilee A. Kruchten. (2021) Elucidating the mental processes underlying the direct retrieval of autobiographical memories. Consciousness and Cognition 94, pages 103190.
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琳 王. (2021) The Review of the Overgeneral Autobiographical Memory. Advances in Social Sciences 10:03, pages 574-582.
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Christos Chatzichristos, Manuel Morante, Nikolaos Andreadis, Eleftherios Kofidis, Yiannis Kopsinis & Sergios Theodoridis. (2020) Emojis influence autobiographical memory retrieval from reading words: An fMRI-based study. PLOS ONE 15:7, pages e0234104.
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Noboru Matsumoto, Yoshifumi Takahashi & Jun Kawaguchi. (2020) Increased Direct Retrieval of Overgeneral Categoric Memory in Individuals with Dysphoria and a History of Major Depression. Cognitive Therapy and Research 44:3, pages 483-498.
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Celia B. Harris & Dorthe Berntsen. (2019) Direct and generative autobiographical memory retrieval: How different are they?. Consciousness and Cognition 74, pages 102793.
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Laura Ros, Dulce Romero, Jorge J. Ricarte, Juan P. Serrano, Marta Nieto & Jose M. Latorre. (2018) Measurement of overgeneral autobiographical memory: Psychometric properties of the autobiographical memory test in young and older populations. PLOS ONE 13:4, pages e0196073.
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Cheryl Brohard. (2017) Initial Efficacy Testing of an Autobiographical Memory Intervention on Advance Care Planning for Patients With Terminal Cancer. Oncology Nursing Forum 44:6, pages 751-763.
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Noboru Matsumoto, Toshihiko Sensui & Satoshi Mochizuki. (2017) Does Overgeneralized Autobiographical Memory Facilitate or Inhibit Intrusive Images? Its Relation to Depressive Symptoms. Applied Cognitive Psychology 31:6, pages 685-694.
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Keisuke Takano, Jun Moriya & Filip Raes. (2017) Lost in distractors: Reduced Autobiographical Memory Specificity and dispersed activation spreading over distractors in working memory. Behaviour Research and Therapy 94, pages 19-35.
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Sabine Schönfeld & Anke Ehlers. (2017) Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Autobiographical Memories in Everyday Life. Clinical Psychological Science 5:2, pages 325-340.
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Tugba Uzer & Norman R. Brown. (2017) The effect of cue content on retrieval from autobiographical memory. Acta Psychologica 172, pages 84-91.
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Eline Eigenhuis, Adrie Seldenrijk, Anneke van Schaik, Filip Raes & Patricia van Oppen. (2015) Feasibility and Effectiveness of Memory Specificity Training in Depressed Outpatients: A Pilot Study. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy 24:1, pages 269-277.
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Tugba Uzer. (2016) Retrieving autobiographical memories: How different retrieval strategies associated with different cues explain reaction time differences. Acta Psychologica 164, pages 144-150.
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Nathan Ridout, Munveen Matharu, Elizabeth Sanders & Deborah J. Wallis. (2015) The influence of eating psychopathology on autobiographical memory specificity and social problem-solving. Psychiatry Research 228:3, pages 295-303.
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Celia B. Harris, Akira R. O’Connor & John Sutton. (2015) Cue generation and memory construction in direct and generative autobiographical memory retrieval. Consciousness and Cognition 33, pages 204-216.
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Alaitz Aizpurua & Wilma Koutstaal. (2015) A matter of focus: Detailed memory in the intentional autobiographical recall of older and younger adults. Consciousness and Cognition 33, pages 145-155.
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Anneke D.M. Haddad, Catherine J. Harmer & J. Mark G. Williams. (2014) Executive dysfunction and autobiographical memory retrieval in recovered depressed women. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry 45:2, pages 260-266.
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Filip Raes, Adrie Seldenrijk & Patricia van Oppen. (2014) Depressie aanpakken door het specifieker maken van persoonlijke herinneringen. Psychopraktijk 6:2, pages 14-17.
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Hildur Finnbogadóttir & Dorthe Berntsen. (2013) Involuntary future projections are as frequent as involuntary memories, but more positive. Consciousness and Cognition 22:1, pages 272-280.
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Signy Sheldon, Mary Pat McAndrews & Morris Moscovitch. (2011) Episodic memory processes mediated by the medial temporal lobes contribute to open-ended problem solving. Neuropsychologia 49:9, pages 2439-2447.
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Fiona Maccallum & Richard A. Bryant. (2011) Autobiographical memory following cognitive behaviour therapy for complicated grief. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry 42:1, pages 26-31.
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Fiona. Maccallum & Richard A. Bryant. (2010) Social problem solving in complicated grief. British Journal of Clinical Psychology 49:4, pages 577-590.
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Fiona Maccallum & Richard A. Bryant. (2010) Impaired autobiographical memory in complicated grief. Behaviour Research and Therapy 48:4, pages 328-334.
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Alexandre Heeren, Nady Van Broeck & Pierre Philippot. (2009) The effects of mindfulness on executive processes and autobiographical memory specificity. Behaviour Research and Therapy 47:5, pages 403-409.
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Filip Raes, J. Mark G. Williams & Dirk Hermans. (2009) Reducing cognitive vulnerability to depression: A preliminary investigation of MEmory Specificity Training (MEST) in inpatients with depressive symptomatology. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry 40:1, pages 24-38.
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Kylie Sutherland & Richard A. Bryant. (2008) Social problem solving and autobiographical memory in posttraumatic stress disorder. Behaviour Research and Therapy 46:1, pages 154-161.
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Catherine Crane, Thorsten Barnhofer, Claire Visser, Helen Nightingale & J. Mark G. Williams. (2007) The effects of analytical and experiential rumination on autobiographical memory specificity in individuals with a history of major depression. Behaviour Research and Therapy 45:12, pages 3077-3087.
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