Abstract
The concepts of autobiographical memory and episodic memory are examined. Since the study of autobiographical memory was revitalised in the 1980s, its relation to the strong tradition of verbal learning research, and in particular to the distinction between episodic and semantic memory, has been a nagging problem. The analysis results in the proposal of a taxonomy of memory which respects the meaning of well-established concepts. Autobiographical memory is seen as a subcategory of episodic memory, in parallel with a new category of “narrative memories” which also have personal context but lacks a personal core event. Some studies illustrating this distinction are described.
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