ICPS
2019 International Convention of Psychological Science
Aging and Autobiographical Memory
This symposium explores how cognitive aging influences autobiographical memory. Speakers will describe how different types of episodic retrieval, problem solving, functions of autobiographical memory and event centrality are affected by aging. Together these data provide novel insights into how healthy aging affects the content and functions of autobiographical memories.
Chairs & Discussants
- Alejandra Zaragoza SchermanChair
Aarhus University - Katrine RasmussenCoChair
Aarhus University - Dorthe BerntsenDiscussant
Aarhus University
Presentations
- Age-Related Differences in Experimentally Induced Involuntary and Voluntary Episodic RetrievalKatrine Rasmussen
- Aging Impacts the Link between Autobiographical Memory Retrieval and Open-Ended Problem SolvingSigny Sheldon
- People Laugh More While Talking about Their Personal Past Than Their Future: Functions of Conversational Time Travel in the Real WorldBurcu Demiray
- Centrality of Event of Positive and Negative Memories in Young, and Middle-Aged/Older Adults across CulturesAlejandra Zaragoza Scherman