title: Collective memory: a new arena of cognitive study.
abstract: Collective memory refers to recollection of events shared by a group. The topic has been of central interest in the humanities, but recently researchers have begun empirical studies. Topics such as how people remember a war or how quickly Americans forget their presidents can be studied objectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Washington University in St. Louis, One Brookings Drive, Box 1125, St. Louis, MO 63130-4899, USA. Electronic address: roediger@wustl.edu.
authors.forename: Henry L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Roediger
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Washington University in St. Louis, One Brookings Drive, Box 1125, St. Louis, MO 63130-4899, USA.
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abel
mesh_terms: D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology*