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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > priming effect > semantic-to-autobiographical memory priming effect

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semantic-to-autobiographical memory priming effect  

Definition

  • A priming effect observed when the activation of a concept in semantic memory (for example, the concept Garden) facilitates the voluntary or involuntary retrieval of associated autobiographical memories (personal memories related to Garden).

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  • • Conway, M. A. (1990). Associations between autobiographical memories and concepts. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 16(5), 799‑812. https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-7393.16.5.799

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

  • • Mace, J. H. (2024). Priming in the autobiographical memory system: Implications and future directions. Memory, 32(6), 694–708. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2023.2277134

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Mace, J. H., & Aaron, H. E. (2026). Comparing semantic-to-autobiographical memory priming to reminiscence priming on an involuntary memory task. Consciousness and Cognition, 139, 104000. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2026.104000

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

  • • Mace, J. H., & Hidalgo, A. M. (2022). Semantic-to-autobiographical memory priming affects involuntary autobiographical memory production after a long delay. Consciousness and Cognition, 104, 103385. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2022.103385

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

  • • Mace, J. H., & Kruchten, E. A. (2023). Semantic-to-autobiographical memory priming causes involuntary autobiographical memory production: The effects of single and multiple prime presentations. Memory & Cognition, 51(1), 115–128. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-022-01342-x

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: open

  • • Mace, J. H., McQueen, M. L., Hayslett, K. E., Staley, B. J. A., & Welch, T. J. (2019). Semantic memories prime autobiographical memories: General implications and implications for everyday autobiographical remembering. Memory & Cognition, 47(2), 299–312. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-018-0866-9

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: open

  • • Mace, J. H., Ostermeier, K. L., & Zhu, J. (2023). Semantic-to-autobiographical memory priming is ubiquitous. Memory & Cognition, 51(8), 1729–1744. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-023-01430-6

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

  • • Mace, J. H., & Unlu, M. (2020). Semantic-to-autobiographical memory priming occurs across multiple sources: Implications for autobiographical remembering. Memory & Cognition, 48(6), 931–941. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-020-01029-1

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: open

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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