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Age and openness to experience in autobiographical memory.

D J Sperbeck, S K Whitbourne, W J Hoyer

Experimental Aging Research

|January 1, 1986

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Adult age significantly impacts autobiographical memory remoteness, with older adults recalling more distant past events. Experiential openness influences memory recall frequency and recency, regardless of age.

Area of Science:

Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Human Development

Background:

Autobiographical memory retrieval is influenced by various factors, including age and personality traits.
Understanding how these factors interact is crucial for comprehending memory development across the lifespan.
The role of openness to experience in memory recall patterns remains an area of interest.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the predictive roles of adult age and openness to experience on autobiographical memory.
To examine how respondent age and experiential openness affect the remoteness of recalled memories.
To explore the relationship between these factors and the number of memories recalled.

Main Methods:

Participants aged 25-85 years were assessed for autobiographical memory.

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Memory remoteness was measured using responses to prompt words.

Openness to experience was quantified using Costa and McCrae's Experience Inventory (1978).

Main Results:

Respondent age was a stronger predictor of memory remoteness than openness to experience.
Older adults exhibited a more past-oriented recall bias compared to younger adults.
Experientially open individuals recalled more recent memories, irrespective of their age.
The number of memories recalled correlated positively with experiential openness, but not with age.

Conclusions:

Age is a significant determinant of autobiographical memory temporal distribution.
Experiential openness influences the quantity and recency of recalled autobiographical memories.
These findings contribute to understanding age-related changes and personality influences on memory.