Autobiographical memory: Measurement tasks and its structures

Abstract

Numerous studies have focused on the mechanisms and structures of autobiographical memory and various categories and measurement tasks have been proposed. Neuropsychologists, cognitive neuroscientists, cognitive psychologists, and clinical psychologists have all developed measurement tasks relevant to their disciplines. However, as those research domains are rarely been cross-referenced. I summarize their various findings, in order to （ 1 ） classify autobiographical memories, （ 2 ） identify what measurement tasks are appropriate, （ 3 ） account for the retrieval of autobiographical memories