Rasmussen & Berntsen (2011)

The unpredictable past: Spontaneous autobiographical memories outnumber autobiographical memories retrieved strategically

Consciousness and Cognition, 20(4), 1842-1846

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Rasmussen, A. S., & Berntsen, D. (2011). The unpredictable past: Spontaneous autobiographical memories outnumber autobiographical memories retrieved strategically. Consciousness and Cognition, 20(4), 1842-1846. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2011.07.010

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Involuntary Retrieval Memory Processes

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The key contrast is with voluntary memories, which are retrieved strategically; in a one-day diary study of 48 undergraduates, involuntary memories were reported three times as often as voluntary ones and were more linked to daydreaming and unfocused attention