99. What is autobiographical memory? What distinguishes events that are memorable from those that are not?
ANSWER:
One of the main functions of memory is to give one a sense of identity.
Autobiographical memory involves remembering information and events from our own lives. This type of memory is primarily episodic, although it can involve semantic memory as well. Autobiographical memories change over time for all adults. The number of autobiographical memories increases the fastest between the ages of 18 and 25. Details for autobiographical events change over time. While it would seem that highly traumatic or unexpected events would remain unchanged in memory, this is not always the case. When comparing people's accounts of flashbulb memories with objective accounts of events, people's memories are often wrong. The errors in autobiographical memory help explain why eyewitness testimony is often unreliable.
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