Abstract
The goal of this paper is to present empirical evidence supporting the transformation of recall abilities along the life cycle, specifically those tied to socio-culturally relevant historical events. Two groups, 42 old adults and 22 young adults, participated in two studies designed to analyse fluidity and accuracy in experimental tasks. The results consistently show that old adults outperform young adults: they achieve better rates of fluidity recalling historical events and better rates of accuracy both in recognising and dating them. We theorise that the autobiographical memory system acts as an implicit scaffold that facilitates the task for old adults, thus explaining the transformation. As we advance along the development trajectory, we become "native rememberers" and, as such, recalling historical events becomes a natural and expert task.
| Translated title of the contribution | Transformations of the rememberer: Development trajectories and the recall of historical events |
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| Original language | Spanish |
| Pages (from-to) | 113-120 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Estudios de Psicologia |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Agradecimientos: Esta investigación se financió gracias al aporte de la Comisión Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONICYT) del Gobierno de Chile. Los autores agradecen a Jorge Armony, Francisco Ceric, Vladimir López y Yaakov Stern por su sus contribuciones en análisis de datos e interpretación. Correspondencia con los autores: Marcela Tenorio, CEDETi UC, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Avenida Vicuña Mackena 4860. Edificio MIDE UC. Campus San Joaquín. Santiago, RM (Chile). Dirección electrónica: [email protected] Original recibido: 9 de noviembre de 2011. Aceptado: 3 de diciembre de 2011.