This past June, my family and I took a trip to Prineville, Oregon to help some of our friends with a couple of events they were involved in. While we were there, one of our friends took us on a hike up Misery Ridge so that we could enjoy the view and the experience. We talked about the hike before, and I was told it was an incredibly difficult hike, but I wanted to try even though I knew it would be hard. It was a bright, sunny day when we set out for the hike, I did not really have the most appropriate clothing for the hike, but I made do with what I had. A few of the people in our group decided to take a less intense route around the ridge, but my brothers and I as well as a few of our friends endeavored to make our way up Misery Ridge, a trail labeled as “most
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(Draw from the definitions in the text)
I believe this memory is an autobiographical memory. The book Mastering the World of Psychology says that, “Autobiographical memories are recollections that a person includes in an account of his or her own life…,” and that “they are reconstructive in nature and include factual, emotional, and interpretive information” (Wood, Wood, & Boyd, 2014, p. 191). Because of this definition, I believe my memory of our hike up Misery Ridge is an autobiographical memory since it includes how I felt, facts about the hike, and personal remembrances from that day (Wood, Wood, & Boyd, 2014).
• What influenced your recollection of this memory? (Draw from the text)
Not only do I believe the memory is an autobiographical memory, but I also can see that my recollection of this memory has been tainted by positive bias (Wood, Wood, & Boyd, 2014). For example, I do not remember the unpleasant parts of the journey in as much detail as I can the more enjoyable parts. I remember the journey down the ridge much better than the journey up the ridge though I do recall the journey up being quite difficult and challenging.
Part #2: My brother Hudsen’s
(Draw from the definitions in the text)
I believe this memory is an autobiographical memory. The book Mastering the World of Psychology says that, “Autobiographical memories are recollections that a person includes in an account of his or her own life…,” and that “they are reconstructive in nature and include factual, emotional, and interpretive information” (Wood, Wood, & Boyd, 2014, p. 191). Because of this definition, I believe my memory of our hike up Misery Ridge is an autobiographical memory since it includes how I felt, facts about the hike, and personal remembrances from that day (Wood, Wood, & Boyd, 2014).
• What influenced your recollection of this memory? (Draw from the text)
Not only do I believe the memory is an autobiographical memory, but I also can see that my recollection of this memory has been tainted by positive bias (Wood, Wood, & Boyd, 2014). For example, I do not remember the unpleasant parts of the journey in as much detail as I can the more enjoyable parts. I remember the journey down the ridge much better than the journey up the ridge though I do recall the journey up being quite difficult and challenging.
Part #2: My brother Hudsen’s