Remembering what we imagine: the role of event schemas in shaping how imagined autobiographical events are recalled.

ABSTRACT: Much like recalling autobiographical memories, constructing imagined autobiographical events depends on episodic memory processes. The ability to imagine events contributes to several future-oriented behaviors (e.g., decision-making, problem solving), which relies, in part, on the ability to remember the imagined events. A factor affecting the memorability of such events is their adherence to event schemas-conceptualizations of how events generally unfold. In the current study, we examined how two aspects of event schemas-event expectancy and familiarity-affect the ability to recall imagined events. Participants first imagined and described in detail autobiographical events that either aligned with or deviated from an event, expected to occur in a context (e.g., a kitchen) that was either

SUBMITTER: Fenerci C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11098456 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature