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Cultural Difference in General Memory and Specific Memory

dc.contributor.authorZhang, Jiayi
dc.contributor.chairWang, Qi
dc.contributor.committeeMemberSternberg, Robert J.
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-23T13:20:41Z
dc.date.available2018-10-23T13:20:41Z
dc.date.issued2018-05-30
dc.description.abstractIn this study, 68 Asian or Asian American students and 84 European American or White students from Cornell University were asked to recall their general memories and specific memories. Participants also rated their memory detailedness, memory valence, and emotional intensity for each of their memories, as well as their self-construal. This empirical study found that across cultures, people tend to recall more specific memories than general memories. Moreover, this study found an interaction effect between memory type and culture on memory accessibility, with Asians recalling more general events, whereas European Americans recalling more specific events. Our findings suggested that specific memories, compared with general memories, tended to be stronger in emotional intensity. Lastly, we found that independent self-construal would be helpful for individuals to report positive and intense emotion in their specific memory.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.7298/X4J101DC
dc.identifier.otherZhang_cornell_0058O_10270
dc.identifier.otherhttp://dissertations.umi.com/cornell:10270
dc.identifier.otherbibid: 10489370
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1813/59286
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subjectGeneral Memory
dc.subjectMemory Accessibility
dc.subjectMemory Valence
dc.subjectSelf-Construal
dc.subjectSpecific Memory
dc.subjectDevelopmental psychology
dc.subjectAutobiographical Memory
dc.titleCultural Difference in General Memory and Specific Memory
dc.typedissertation or thesis
dcterms.licensehttps://hdl.handle.net/1813/59810
thesis.degree.disciplineHuman Development
thesis.degree.grantorCornell University
thesis.degree.levelMaster of Arts
thesis.degree.nameM.A., Human Development

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