In the present study we examined whether higher levels of object imagery, a stable characteristic that reflects the ability and preference in generating pictorial mental images of objects, facilitate involuntary and voluntary retrieval of autobiographical memories (ABMs). Individuals with high (High-OI) and low (Low-OI) levels of object imagery were asked to perform an involuntary and a voluntary ABM task in the laboratory. Results showed that High-OI participants generated more involuntary and voluntary ABMs than Low-OI, with faster retrieval times. High-OI also reported more detailed memories compared to Low-OI and retrieved memories as visual images. Theoretical implications of these findings for research on voluntary and involuntary ABMs are discussed

Visual object imagery and autobiographical memory. Object Imagers are better at remembering their personal past / Vannucci, Manila; Pelagatti, Claudia; Chiorri, Carlo; Mazzoni, Giuliana. - In: MEMORY. - ISSN 0965-8211. - 24:4(2015), pp. 455-470. [10.1080/09658211.2015.1018277]

Visual object imagery and autobiographical memory. Object Imagers are better at remembering their personal past

Mazzoni, Giuliana
2015

Abstract

In the present study we examined whether higher levels of object imagery, a stable characteristic that reflects the ability and preference in generating pictorial mental images of objects, facilitate involuntary and voluntary retrieval of autobiographical memories (ABMs). Individuals with high (High-OI) and low (Low-OI) levels of object imagery were asked to perform an involuntary and a voluntary ABM task in the laboratory. Results showed that High-OI participants generated more involuntary and voluntary ABMs than Low-OI, with faster retrieval times. High-OI also reported more detailed memories compared to Low-OI and retrieved memories as visual images. Theoretical implications of these findings for research on voluntary and involuntary ABMs are discussed
2015
autobiographical memory; involuntary memories; mental imagery; visual object imagery; adult; cues; female; humans; male; mental recall; reaction time; surveys and questionnaires; young adult; imagination; memory, episodic; pattern recognition, visual; arts and humanities (miscellaneous); psychology (all)
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Visual object imagery and autobiographical memory. Object Imagers are better at remembering their personal past / Vannucci, Manila; Pelagatti, Claudia; Chiorri, Carlo; Mazzoni, Giuliana. - In: MEMORY. - ISSN 0965-8211. - 24:4(2015), pp. 455-470. [10.1080/09658211.2015.1018277]
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