Properties of word cues for autobiographical memory.
A sample of 124 words were used to cue autobiographical memories in 120 adults varying in age from 20 to 73 years. Individual words reliably cued autobiographical memories of different ages with different speeds. For all age groups, words rated high in imagery produced older memories and faster reaction times.
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Department of Experimental Psychology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708-0086, USA. rubin@psych.duke.edu
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003463:Cues; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007092:Imagination; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall; D008875:Middle Aged; D011930:Reaction Time; D012153:Retention, Psychology; D012660:Semantics; D014936:Word Association Tests