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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > telescoping effect

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telescoping effect  

Definition

  • A memory phenomenon observed when personal memories, usually of distant events, are postdated (telescopic effect) or when personal memories, usually of recent events, are predated (reverse telescopic effect).

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • backward telescoping
  • forward telescoping
  • telescoping bias
  • telescoping error

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Friedmann, W.J. (1993). Memory for the time of past events. Psychological Bulletin, 113(1), 44-66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.113.1.44

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Janssen, S. M. J., Chessa, A. G., & Murre, J. M. J. (2006). Memory for time: How people date events. Memory & Cognition, 34(1), 138–147. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03193393

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: open

  • • Rubin, D. C., & Baddeley, A. D. (1989). Telescoping is not time compression: A model. Memory & Cognition, 17(6), 653–661. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03202626

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: open

  • • Thompson, C. P., Skowronski, J. J., & Lee, D. J. (1988). Telescoping in dating naturally occurring events. Memory & Cognition, 16(5), 461–468. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03214227

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: open

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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