Wisdom and memory: Autobiographical memories as the foundation for the recall of wisdom incidents |
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Institution: | Alanus University, Campus Mannheim, Am Exerzierplatz 21, D 68167, Mannheim, Germany;Department of Psychology, Lund University, BOX213, 221 00, Lund, Sweden;American University, United States |
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Abstract: | This article explores how autobiographical memory serves as the foundation for people's accounts of their wisdom. Two complementary approaches to wisdom are introduced: an intrapersonal or person-based approach, which defines wisdom as personal qualities or personality traits, and an interactionist or endeavor-based approach, which focuses on wisdom incidents—people's displays of wisdom in real-life situations. The literatures on autobiographical memory and on wisdom suggest that, when wisdom is defined as personal qualities or personality traits, its foundation in autobiographical memory is self-concept. However, when wisdom is defined as actual displays of wisdom, its foundation in autobiographical memory is specific autobiographical memories. The article discusses how autobiographical memory grounds and constrains the memories of wisdom. Further, using research on autobiographical memory, it argues that memories of wisdom incidents serve self, directive, and social functions, and that such memories are highly accessible, vividly remembered, and reasonably accurate. |
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Keywords: | Wisdom Wisdom incidents Process view of wisdom Autobiographical memory Self-defining memory Self-memory system |
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