The "memory-experience gap" for affect does not reflect a general memory bias to overestimate past affect.
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DOI: 10.1037/emo0001404
Abstract: Retrospective self-reports are widely used to measure affect and well-being. But researchers have long assumed that people overestimate affective experiences in retrospect and that retrospective self-reports are thus biased. This is because of the memory-experience… read more here.
Keywords: memory bias; experience gap; memory; memory experience ... See more keywords
Scenic memory: Experience through time–space
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DOI: 10.1177/1750698016683844
Abstract: Storytelling is at the heart of how we remember, with others as much as in solicitude, via internal imaginings. Narrative is recognised by many as a formative way in which acts of remembering are organised… read more here.
Keywords: space; time; scenic memory; memory experience ... See more keywords
Memorable meals: The memory-experience gap in day-to-day experiences
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249190
Abstract: Research shows that retrospective memory is often more extreme than in-the-moment experiences. While investigations into this phenomenon have mostly focused on distinct, one-time experiences, we examined it with respect to recurring day-to-day experiences in the… read more here.
Keywords: day experiences; day day; memory experience; day ... See more keywords