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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > memory amplification effect

Preferred term

memory amplification effect  

Definition

  • The tendency for some people to evaluate an experience as more traumatic after a delay than immediately after.

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Oulton, J. M., Takarangi, M. K. T., & Strange, D. (2016). Memory amplification for trauma : Investigating the role of analogue PTSD symptoms in the laboratory. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 42, 60–70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2016.06.001

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]

  • • van Giezen, A. E., Arensman, E., Spinhoven, P., & Wolters, G. (2005). Consistency of memory for emotionally arousing events: A review of prospective and experimental studies. Clinical Psychology Review, 25(7), 935–953. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2005.04.011

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-W2JHC3NS-4

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