Overview
- Editors:
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Norbert Schwarz
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Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
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Seymour Sudman
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Survey Research Laboratory, University of Illinios at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, USA
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Front Matter
Pages i-xviii
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Introduction and Overview
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- Norbert Schwarz, Seymour Sudman
Pages 1-8
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Persepectives on Restrospective Reports
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- Michael Ross, Roger Buehler
Pages 55-69
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- Mahzarin R. Banaji, Curtis Hardin
Pages 71-86
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Retrospective Reports of Behaviors
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- Peter Salovey, William J. Sieber, Jared B. Jobe, Gordon B. Willis
Pages 89-106
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- Barbara Means, Gary E. Swan, Jared B. Jobe, James L. Esposito
Pages 107-119
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- Albert F. Smith, Jared B. Jobe
Pages 121-140
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- Edward Blair, Kathleen Williamson
Pages 173-186
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- Norbert Schwarz, Hans-J. Hippler, Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann
Pages 187-199
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Event Dating and Time Estimation
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Front Matter
Pages 201-201
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- Norman M. Bradburn, Janellen Huttenlocher, Larry Hedges
Pages 203-215
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- John J. Skowronski, Andrew L. Betz, Charles P. Thompson, W. Richard Walker, Laura Shannon
Pages 217-231
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Comparisons of Self and Proxy Reports
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Front Matter
Pages 233-233
About this book
Autobiographical Memory and the Validity of Retrospective Reports presents the collaborative efforts of cognitive psychologists and research methodologists in the area of autobiographical memory. The editors have included an esteemed group of researchers whose work covers a wide range of issues related to autobiographical memory and the validity of retrospective reports, reflecting the diverse traditions in cognitive psychology and survey research. The first part of the book provides different theoretical perspectives on retrospective reports, along with supporting experimental evidence. The second part of this volume focuses specifically on retrospective reports of behaviors, including recall of the frequency and intensity of physical pain, of the number of cigarettes smoked, of dietary habits, and of child support payments. The following sections address the cognitive processes involved in event dating and time estimation, and a discussion of the differences between self and proxy reports. The final part extends the discussion of autobiographical memories in different directions, including the impact of autobiographical memories on individuals' assessment of their current life, the assessment of social change on the basis of retrospective reports, and the issue of collective memories. This book, an indispensable and timely resource for researchers and students of cognitive psychology as well as to survey methodologists and statisticians, demonstrates the considerable progress made in understanding the cognitive dynamics of retrospective reports.
Editors and Affiliations
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Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
Norbert Schwarz
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Survey Research Laboratory, University of Illinios at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, USA
Seymour Sudman
