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The sociocultural functions of episodic memory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 January 2018

Robyn Fivush
Robyn Fivush*
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Department of Psychology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322. psyrf@emory.edu https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/familynarrativeslab/
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Abstract

The functional use of episodic memories to claim epistemic truth must be placed within sociocultural contexts in which certain truths are privileged. Episodic memories are shared, evaluated, and understood within sociocultural interactions, creating both individual and group identities. These negotiated identities provide the foundation from which epistemic claims to truth can be made.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 41 , 2018 , e14
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2018 

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