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Three Catechisms for Social Memory

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Memory: Interdisciplinary Approaches

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All human existence is social. Life for the individual starts off dyadically, regardless of whether the beginning is marked at the moment of conception or at the time of birth, and increases in social complexity over the entire life course. Since earliest times, physical and emotional needs have been met through social exchanges. It is reasonable to assume, then, that the human cognitive system has evolved to accommodate this social reality. Memory structures and mechanisms, along with their neurological substrata, must be capable of dealing with (as well as drawing upon) the social agents in their environment.

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  1. Department of Psychology, Williams College, 02167, Williamstown, MA, USA

    Paul R. Solomon , George R. Goethals  & Colleen M. Kelley ,  & 

  2. Department of Psychology, Clemson University, 29631, Clemson, SC, USA

    Benjamin R. Stephens

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Ostrom, T.M. (1989). Three Catechisms for Social Memory. In: Solomon, P.R., Goethals, G.R., Kelley, C.M., Stephens, B.R. (eds) Memory: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3500-2_10

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