Psych 368 - Autobiographical Memory: Course Schedule
Syllabus     Moodle     Prompts    Office Hours
Date Topic Readings Assignments
Jan   27 Welcome First Day Questionnaire
 
 
29 What are the big questions? How I got into College
How I met your mother -- (Response)
 
 
Feb   3 Development 1. Excerpts from: McAdams (2001). Read pages 101-107.
2. Valentino, Nuttall, Comas et al. (2013). -- (Response)
   
 
5   1. Morris, Baker-Ward, & Bauer (2010).
2.Kulkofsky & Klemfuss (2008).
3. Merin, Mateo, Nieto, Ros, & Latorre (2024)

 
 
10 Childhood Amnesia and Reminiscence 1. Rubin & Schulkind (1997).
2. Bohn & Berntsen (2010). 
-- (Response)
 
 
12   1. Freud (1901/1960).
2. Simcock & Hayne (2002). 
3. Harmon-Jones & Richardson (2022

 
 
17 Organization 1. Burt, Kemp, & Conway (2003)
2. Thompson, Pedersen, & Salgado (2024)
-- (Response)
 
 
19   1. Schulkind, Rahhal, Klein, & Lacher (2012).
2. Mace, Clevinger, & Bernas (2013). 
3. Uzer, Lee, & Brown (2012). 

 
 
24 Gender Differences 1. Buckner & Fivush (2000).
2. Pillemer, Wink, & DiDonato (2003). 
3. Schulkind, Schoppel, & Scheiderer (2009).
-- (Response)
 
 
26   1. Grysman, Fivush, Merill, & Graci (2016).
2. Grysman & Wang (2021).

 
 
Mar   3 Emotion 1. Ritchie, et al. (2014). 
2. Kensinger & Schacter (2006).
-- (Response)
 
 
5   1. Stone, Luminet, & Hirst (2013). 
2. Hallford & Mellor (2016)
3. Ergen & Gülgöz (2023)

 
 
10 Identity and the Self 1. Excerpts from: McAdams (2001).
       Read pages 100-103; 106-113; 117-118
2. Gehrt, Nielsen, Hoyle, et. al (2023) -- (Response)
 
 
12   1. Klein, Loftus, & Kihlstrom. (1996). 
2. Baddeley & Singer (2008). 
3. Illman, Rathbone, Kemp, & Moulin (2011).

 
First Paper: First Draft
Due Friday Mar. 12th at 5:00 PM
Spring Break
24 Eyewitness Testimony 1. Excerpts from: Schacter (1999). 
        Read Intro (182-183) and sections on Blocking, Misattribution,         Suggestibility and Bias (187-194).
2. Neisser (1981). -- (Response)
 
 
26   1. Loftus (2013).
2. Oeberst & Blank (2012). 
3. Brassil, O'Mahony, & Greene (2024)

 
 
31 Flashbulb Memories -- (Response) 1. McCloskey, Wible, & Cohen (1988). 
2. Wagenaar & Groeneweg (1990). 
3. Niedzwienska (2003). 
-- (Response)
 
 
Apr   2   1. Talarico & Rubin (2003).
2. Kvavilashvili, Mirani, Schlagman, et. al (2009).
 
7 Loss: Amnesia and Dementia 1. Buchanan, Tranel, & Adolphs (2005). 
2. Addis & Tippett (2004). 
3. Steinvorth Levine & Corkin (2005).
-- (Response)
 
 
9   1. Simmons-Stern, Budson, & Ally (2010).
2. Jetten, Haslam, Pugliese, Tonks, & Haslam (2010)

 
First Paper: Final Draft
Due Friday Nov. 17th at 5:00 PM
14 Distortion: Depression and Schizophrenia 1. Swales, Williams, & Wood (2001). 
2. Sumner, Mineka, & McAdams (2013). 
3. Riutort, Cuervo, Danion, et. al (2003). 
-- (Response)
 
 
16   1. Morise, Berna, & Danion (2011) 
2. Bunnell & Greenhoot (2018)

 
 
April Break
21 Social Variables 1. Alea & Bluck (2003). 
2. Marsh & Tversky (2004).   
3. Pezdek & Salim (2011).
-- (Response)
 
 
26 Group Meetings    
28 Group Meetings    
May 5  Something Else    
18 Final Paper Due