1.02. 4.2. 2 Autobiographical Memory. Autobiographical memory refers to memory for one's personal history (Robinson, 1976).

Who came up with autobiographical memory?

Over 100 years ago, Frances Galton began the empirical study of autobiographical memory by devising a technique in which he explored the capacity for a cue word to elicit the recollection of events from earlier life (Galton, 1883).

Where does autobiographical memory come from?

Autobiographical memory is a memory system consisting of episodes recollected from an individual's life, based on a combination of episodic (personal experiences and specific objects, people and events experienced at particular time and place) and semantic (general knowledge and facts about the world) memory.