Remembering from any angle: the flexibility of visual perspective during retrieval.
Abstract
When recalling autobiographical memories, individuals often experience visual images
associated with the event. These images can be constructed from two different perspectives:
first person, in which the event is visualized from the viewpoint experienced at encoding,
or third person, in which the event is visualized from an external vantage point.
Using a novel technique to measure visual perspective, we examined where the external
vantage point is situated in third-person images. Individuals in two studies were
asked to recall either 10 or 15 events from their lives and describe the perspectives
they experienced. Wide variation in spatial locations was observed within third-person
perspectives, with the location of these perspectives relating to the event being
recalled. Results suggest remembering from an external viewpoint may be more common
than previous studies have demonstrated.
Type
Journal articleSubject
AdolescentFemale
Humans
Male
Memory, Episodic
Mental Recall
Visual Fields
Visual Perception
Young Adult
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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/9778Published Version (Please cite this version)
10.1016/j.concog.2010.10.013Publication Info
Rice, Heather J; & Rubin, David C (2011). Remembering from any angle: the flexibility of visual perspective during retrieval.
Conscious Cogn, 20(3). pp. 568-577. 10.1016/j.concog.2010.10.013. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/9778.This is constructed from limited available data and may be imprecise. To cite this
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David C. Rubin
Juanita M. Kreps Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
For .pdfs of all publications click here My main research interest has been in
long-term memory, especially for complex (or "real-world") stimuli. This work includes
the study of autobiographical memory and oral tra

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