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IAM task  

Definition

  • A study method of autobiographical memory in which "[p]articipants generate a number of I ams, e.g., I am a Father, I am a downhill skier, I am generous, I am impatient, I am a qualified first-aider and a subset of these statements are chosen (by the experimenter or by the participant) to use as memory cues, such as asking people to generate memories which are associated with the identity of being a father." (Rathbone et Moulin, 2024, p. 805).

Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Rathbone, C. J., & Moulin, C. J. A. (2024). Understanding the relationship between self and memory through the IAM task. Memory, 32(6), 803–818. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2024.2382285

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: open

  • • Rathbone, C. J., Moulin, C. J. A., & Conway, M. A. (2008). Self-centered memories: The reminiscence bump and the self. Memory & Cognition, 36(8), 1403–1414. https://doi.org/10.3758/MC.36.8.1403

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: open

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-VK05ZSHV-Q

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