"We often remember personal experiences without any conscious effort. A piece of music heard on the radio may stir a memory of a moment from the past. Such occurrences are known as involuntary autobiographical memories. They often occur in response to environmental stimuli or aspects of current...

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1. Verfasser:	Berntsen, Dorthe, 1962-
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Schlagworte:	Involuntary memory. Recollection (Psychology) Mental Recall Mémoire involontaire. Rappel (Psychologie) SCIENCE > Cognitive Science. PSYCHOLOGY > Cognitive Psychology. Involuntary memory Electronic books.
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Zusammenfassung:	"We often remember personal experiences without any conscious effort. A piece of music heard on the radio may stir a memory of a moment from the past. Such occurrences are known as involuntary autobiographical memories. They often occur in response to environmental stimuli or aspects of current thought. Until recently, they were treated almost exclusively as a clinical phenomenon, as a sign of distress or a mark of trauma. In this innovative new work, however, Dorthe Berntsen argues that involuntary memories are predominantly positive and far more common than previously believed. She argues that they reflect a basic mode of remembering that predates the more advanced strategic retrieval mode, and that their primary function may simply be to prevent us from living in the present. Reviewing a variety of cognitive, clinical, and aesthetic approaches, this monograph will be of immense interest to anyone seeking to better understand this misunderstood phenomenon."--Print book jacket
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (xi, 228 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-221) and index.
ISBN:	9780511575921 0511575920 9780511517860 0511517866