Mackavey W R, Malley J E, Stewart A J
Psychology Department, Boston University, Massachusetts 02215.
Psychol Aging. 1991 Mar;6(1):50-9. doi: 10.1037//0882-7974.6.1.50.
The autobiographies of 49 eminent psychologists were content analyzed in terms of autobiographically consequential experiences (ACEs). Most memories for ACE were not single episodes. Episodic ACEs did, however, share many characteristics of "flashbulb" and vivid memories elicited in studies using more traditional experimental procedures. Memories were concentrated during the college and early adult years. Thus, as in other autobiographical memory studies that have used older subjects, there was a pronounced reminiscence effect. These results were considered in light of Erikson's theory of adult personality development.
对49位杰出心理学家的自传进行了内容分析，分析依据的是具有自传意义的重要经历（ACEs）。大多数关于ACEs的记忆并非单一事件。然而，情景式ACEs确实具有许多“闪光灯”记忆以及在使用更传统实验程序的研究中引发的生动记忆的特征。记忆集中在大学时期和成年早期。因此，正如在其他使用年长受试者的自传体记忆研究中一样，存在明显的怀旧效应。根据埃里克森的成人个性发展理论对这些结果进行了考量。
