ICPS
2023 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2023
Working Memory Capacity for Continuous Events: The Root of Temporal Compression in Episodic Memory
- Nathan Leroy
University of Liège - Steve Majerus
University of Liège - Arnaud D'Argembeau
University of Liège
Abstract
Remembering the unfolding of past episodes usually takes less time than their actual duration. In this study, we show that such temporal compression is not systematic but emerges when events composing daily life activities are too long to be fully held in working memory.
Memory
