Source memory
As a source memory ( english source memory ) the ability to remember next to the content of information and to the spatio-temporal circumstances in which this information was learned one calls. The source memory therefore comprises the knowledge of where (from which source) a remembered information comes from. The ability is assigned to episodic memory . In addition to the pure recall of memories, the process of source memory ( source monitoring ) also includes a large number of other cognitive processes such as guessing and knowledge-based reconstructions.
Meaning and example
The source memory has important everyday functions. For example, it is an important basis for assessing the credibility of information which source I attribute it to (e.g. a trustworthy newspaper or an Internet commentary from an anonymous person). Source recall proves to be a multi-layered process that is also based on inferences, with which probable sources are reconstructed when they can no longer be remembered (e.g. "My friend X would never make this statement, but it fits Y") . These reconstructions are based both on general world knowledge (eg: "A medication recommendation comes more from my doctor than from my hairdresser.") And occasionally on stereotypes about certain social groups.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Marcia K. Johnson, Shahih Hashtroudi & D. Stephen Lindsay: Source Monitoring . In: Psychological Bulletin . tape 114 , no. 1 , 1993, p. 3-28 .
- ↑ Ute J. Bayen, Glenn V. Nakamura, Susan E. Dupuis & Chin-Lung Yang: The use of schematic knowledge about sources in source monitoring . In: Memory & Cognition . tape 28 , no. 3 , 2000, pp. 480-500 .
- ↑ Beatrice G. Kuhlmann, Ute J. Bayen, Katharina Meuser & Anna E. Kornadt: The impact of age stereotypes on source monitoring in younger and older adults. In: Psychology and Aging . tape 31 , no. 8 , 2016, p. 875-889 .