title: Autobiographical memory. Sensitivity to age and education of a standardized enquiry.
abstract: A structured enquiry for assessing autobiographical memory is proposed. It is made up of three standardized time-cued sets of questions focusing on three life periods: adolescence, early and late adulthood, with five questions for each life period. Standardized testing procedure, checking for veracity and scoring methods are described. Normative data from 157 healthy individuals aged over 55 are converted into 'equivalent scores' for use with the enquiry and for diagnostic purposes. Education and ageing, but not sex, appear to be significant factors in the efficiency of retrieval from the autobiographic repertoire.
authors.affiliation: Neuropathology and Psychopathology Section, Medical Centre of Veruno, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Borrini
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dall'Ora
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Della Sala
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Marinelli
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Spinnler
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D001325:Autobiographies as Topic; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D011939:Mental Recall; D008875:Middle Aged; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012016:Reference Values