Cross-cultural variability of component processes in autobiographical remembering: Japan, Turkey, and the USA.

Loading...
Thumbnail Image

Date

2007-07

Journal Title

Journal ISSN

Volume Title

Repository Usage Stats

224
views
292
downloads

Citation Stats

Abstract

Although the underlying mechanics of autobiographical memory may be identical across cultures, the processing of information differs. Undergraduates from Japan, Turkey, and the USA rated 30 autobiographical memories on 15 phenomenological and cognitive properties. Mean values were similar across cultures, with means from the Japanese sample being lower on most measures but higher on belief in the accuracy of their memories. Correlations within individuals were also similar across cultures, with correlations from the Turkish sample being higher between measures of language and measures of recollection and belief. For all three cultures, in multiple regression analyses, measures of recollection were predicted by visual imagery, auditory imagery, and emotions, whereas measures of belief were predicted by knowledge of the setting. These results show subtle cultural differences in the experience of remembering.

Department

Description

Provenance

Citation

Published Version (Please cite this version)

10.1080/09658210701332679

Publication Info

Rubin, David C, Robert W Schrauf, Sami Gulgoz and Makiko Naka (2007). Cross-cultural variability of component processes in autobiographical remembering: Japan, Turkey, and the USA. Memory, 15(5). pp. 536–547. 10.1080/09658210701332679 Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/10091.

This is constructed from limited available data and may be imprecise. To cite this article, please review & use the official citation provided by the journal.


Unless otherwise indicated, scholarly articles published by Duke faculty members are made available here with a CC-BY-NC (Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial) license, as enabled by the Duke Open Access Policy. If you wish to use the materials in ways not already permitted under CC-BY-NC, please consult the copyright owner. Other materials are made available here through the author’s grant of a non-exclusive license to make their work openly accessible.