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A Functional Framework for the Influence of Implicit and Explicit Motives on Autobiographical MemoryBarnard College, bw81{at}columbia.edu A functional framework explains the influence of implicit and explicit motives on autobiographical memory. Personality motives at different levels of awareness are differentially activated by the social context and, in turn, engage memory processes. Research shows that these motives influence both what and how autobiographical events are remembered. Specifically, implicit motives modulate encoding and recall of emotional experiences, vivid memories, and event-specific knowledge through nonconscious organizing strategies that facilitate affective end states. Explicit motives modulate encoding and recall of events linked to self-concept stability change, as well as routine experiences and general event scripts that represent typical self-attributed behaviors that facilitate the attainment of current goals. Research from narrative essays, self-report data, and controlled experiments demonstrates that implicit and explicit motives have a differential influence on each step of the memory process. An integrative framework explains this research from a functional perspective.
Key Words: implicit—explicit motivation • autobiographical memory • cognitive strategies • memory accessibility
This version was published on May
1, 2008 Personality and Social Psychology Review, Vol. 12, No. 2,
99-117 (2008) |
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