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transition theory  

Definition

  • A theory according to which memory is organized around historical events that signal or cause significant changes in the ordinary circumstances of daily life (adapted from Svob et al., 2016, p. 848).

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  • • Brown, N. R. (2016). Transition theory: A minimalist perspective on the organization of autobiographical memory. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, 5(2), 128–134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jarmac.2016.03.005

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Brown, N. R. (2023). Autobiographical memory and the self: A transition theory perspective. WIREs Cognitive Science, 14(3), e1621. https://doi.org/10.1002/wcs.1621

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Brown, N., Schweickart, O., & Svob, C. (2016). The effect of collective transitions on the organization and contents of autobiographical memory : A transition-theory perspective. The American Journal of Psychology, 129. https://doi.org/10.5406/amerjpsyc.129.3.0259

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

  • • Svob, C., Brown, N. R., Takšić, V., Katulić, K., & Žauhar, V. (2016). Intergenerational transmission of historical memories and social-distance attitudes in post-war second-generation Croatians. Memory & Cognition, 44(6), 846–855. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-016-0607-x

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: open

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  • Frank Arnould

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