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... > disposition > cognition > memory > long-term memory > declarative memory > autobiographical memory > conceptual self

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conceptual self  

Definition

  • "The conceptual self contains abstract knowledge that one knows about one’s self, such as self-characteristics, personality traits, attitudes, possible selves, and personal motives. The conceptual self influences the working self by shaping current goals, and thereby influencing the retrieval (i.e. construction at recall) of memories." (Demiray & Bluck, 2011, p. 976-977).

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  • • Conway, M. A. (2005). Memory and the self. Journal of Memory and Language, 53(4), 594–628. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jml.2005.08.005

    [Study type: literature review / Access: open]
  • • Conway, M. A., Singer, J. A., & Tagini, A. (2004). The self and autobiographical memory : Correspondence and coherence. Social Cognition, 22(5), 491‑529. https://doi.org/10.1521/soco.22.5.491.50768

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]
  • • Demiray, B., & Bluck, S. (2011). The relation of the conceptual self to recent and distant autobiographical memories. Memory, 19(8), 975‑992. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2011.626427

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]

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  • Frank Arnould

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