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  • Title: Normative ideas of life and autobiographical reasoning in life narratives.
    Author: Bohn A.
    Journal: New Dir Child Adolesc Dev; 2011; 2011(131):19-30. PubMed ID: 21387529.
    Abstract:
    Autobiographical reasoning is closely related to the development of normative ideas about life as measured by the cultural life script. The acquisition of a life script is an important prerequisite for autobiographical reasoning because children learn through the life script which events are expected to go into their life story, and when to expect certain events in life. Thus, the cultural life script not only helps organize autobiographical memories, but it also guides expectations for our future life stories. Therefore, the cultural life script should be considered the overarching principle of organizing autobiographical memories across the lifespan.
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