The dynamics of memory retrieval for internal mentation.

ABSTRACT: Daily life situations often require people to remember internal mentation, such as their future plans or interpretations of events. Little is known, however, about the principles that govern memory for thoughts experienced during real-world events. In particular, it remains unknown whether factors that structure the retrieval of external stimuli also apply to thought recall, and whether some thought features affect their accessibility in memory. To examine these questions, we asked participants to undertake a walk on a university campus while wearing a lifelogging camera. They then received unexpected recall tasks about the thoughts they experienced during the walk, rated the phenomenological features of retrieved thoughts, and indicated the moment when they were experienced. Results showe

SUBMITTER: Stawarczyk D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6763453 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature