The adaptive characteristics of memory: A perspective from the life-span development of associative memory illusion  

作　　者：WANG Mi GENG HaiYan 

机构地区：[1]Department of Psychology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China

出　　处：《Chinese Science Bulletin》2010年第16期1581-1589,共9页

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30870763);Beijing Natural Science Foundation (7093123);the Major Philosophical and Social Program of Ministry of Education of China (06JZD0039)

摘　　要：The reconstructive process in memory may cause distortions or errors.Associative memory illusion is one of the most common types of false memories.It acts as a reflection of the adaptive characteristic of memory by suggesting its ability to adaptively use semantic gist information even with limited cognitive resources.Meanwhile, the adaptive characteristic of memory is also manifested by inhibiting false memories with certain strategies (e.g., encoding item-specific information) to ensure memory accuracy according to the demands of specific situations.This article looks into the life-span developmental features of the adaptive characteristic of memory by summarizing the age features of two types of abilities: employing gist representation and inhibiting associative memory illusion.In the future, further efforts in this field are proposed to explore the specific adaptive nature of memory from the perspective of evolution.The reconstructive process in memory may cause distortions or errors. Associative memory illusion is one of the most common types of false memories. It acts as a reflection of the adaptive characteristic of memory by suggesting its ability to adaptively use semantic gist information even with limited cognitive resources. Meanwhile, the adaptive characteristic of memory is also manifested by inhibiting false memories with certain strategies （e.g., encoding item-specific information） to ensure memory accuracy according to the demands of specific situations. This article looks into the life-span developmental features of the adaptive characteristic of memory by summarizing the age features of two types of abilities： employing gist representation and inhibiting associative memory illusion. In the future, further efforts in this field are proposed to explore the specific adaptive nature of memory from the perspective of evolution.

关 键 词：联想记忆 错觉 适应特点 寿命 语义信息 自适应 重建过程 资源有限 

分 类 号：B849[哲学宗教—应用心理学]