TY - JOUR
T1 - Autobiographical memory and flexible remembering
T2 - Gender differences
AU - Aizpurua, A.
AU - Koutstaal, Wilma
PY - 2010/6
Y1 - 2010/6
N2 - In this study, we examined gender differences in: (1) a flexible remembering task, that asked for episodic memory decisions at an item-specific versus category-based level, and (2) the retrieval specificity of autobiographical memory during free recall. Differences favouring women were found on both measures. Furthermore, a significant association was observed, across gender groups, between level of specificity in the autobiographical memory interview and sensitivity to gist on the flexible remembering task. These results suggest that similar cognitive processes may partially contribute to both the ability for specific autobiographical recall and the capacity for inhibition of gist-information on the flexible remembering task.
AB - In this study, we examined gender differences in: (1) a flexible remembering task, that asked for episodic memory decisions at an item-specific versus category-based level, and (2) the retrieval specificity of autobiographical memory during free recall. Differences favouring women were found on both measures. Furthermore, a significant association was observed, across gender groups, between level of specificity in the autobiographical memory interview and sensitivity to gist on the flexible remembering task. These results suggest that similar cognitive processes may partially contribute to both the ability for specific autobiographical recall and the capacity for inhibition of gist-information on the flexible remembering task.
KW - Autobiographical memory
KW - Flexible remembering
KW - Gender
KW - Specificity
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79951505983
SN - 2010-376X
VL - 66
SP - 1631
EP - 1637
JO - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
JF - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
ER -