Zinbarg Richard E, Rekart Kathleen Newcomb, Mineka Susan
a Northwestern University , Evanston , IL , USA.
b Northwestern University and The Family Institute at Northwestern University , Evanston , IL , USA.
Cogn Emot. 2006 Apr 1;20(3-4):506-15. doi: 10.1080/02699930500341318.
On autobiographical memory tests (AMTs) using positive and negative cue words, research has consistently found that depressed individuals (relative to nondepressed controls) are more likely to recall overgeneral memories (OGMs) and are less likely to recall specific memories. A total of 56 undergraduates who scored high or low on a measure of depression were shown positive and negative word cues and event cues in a computerised AMT. Dysphoric college students made significantly fewer specific and more categoric (overgeneral) responses than controls, but did not differ from controls in terms of extended responses. Results suggest that the difference in memory specificity between low and high dysphoric students generalises across word and event cues and that a computerised version of the AMT can be used as an alternative to interviews as a form of administration.
在使用积极和消极线索词的自传体记忆测试（AMT）中，研究一直发现，与非抑郁对照组相比，抑郁个体更有可能回忆起过度概括性记忆（OGM），而不太可能回忆起具体记忆。在一项计算机化的AMT中，向56名在抑郁测量中得分高或低的本科生展示了积极和消极的单词线索以及事件线索。情绪烦躁的大学生做出的具体反应明显少于对照组，而分类（过度概括）反应则明显多于对照组，但在扩展反应方面与对照组没有差异。结果表明，情绪低落和情绪烦躁的学生在记忆特异性上的差异在单词和事件线索中具有普遍性，并且计算机化版本的AMT可以作为访谈的替代形式用于测试管理。
