Design and analysis of the performance of the autobiographical memory test in Spanish population.

Abstract

Although there has been a wide theoretical and experimental development showing some evidence of the relationship
between this type of memory and emotional disturbance, the procedure employed to obtain memories has methodological
restrictions. Nowadays, a standardized instrument to assess memory recovery processes controlling for subjective
bias is not available. This work analyzes the behaviour of the Autobiographical Memory Test (AMT) among Spanish
population controlling for such subjective bias employing a psycholinguistic programme to opt for cue-words. Results
showed a satisfactory functioning of the chosen procedure to select Spanish cue-words. However, some differences
between emotional and psychological variables and specific recall were also reported, according to recent research that
support the presence of important subjective elements linked to autobiographical retrieval. The Spanish version of the
Autobiographical Memory Test, obtained as a result of the current work, is considered an appropriate instrument to
obtain specific voluntary memories for Spanish samples.

CITE AS:

Ricarte Trives, J.J., Latorre Postigo, J.M. & Ros Segura, L. (2013). Diseño y análisis del funcionamiento del Test de Memoria Autobiográfica en población española. Apuntes de Psicología, 31, 3-10.