... 1998). The research into autobiographical memory is being held "in the field" and without the use of lists of words or nonsense syllables, (Hampson & Morris, 1997). Our ability to recall events and information that are gathered in our memory throughout our lives depends on several factors, such as the time that passed since the event occurred, the type of the event (pleasant, unpleasant or neutral) and if the event concerns oneself or another person. In addition, factors such as search strategy, the position of an event in a longer sequence and the cues used to trigger recall are investigated (Payne et al., 1999). In a study conducted by Thompson (1982, 1985, 1987), were the first three and most important factors were tested, the results showed that accuracy in dating events decreased by more than a day for each week that passed. For example, after two weeks people were ...

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