Michelle D Leichtman
Biographic Data
| ID | 4127212 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michelle D Leichtman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michelle D |
| FAMILY NAME | Leichtman |
| SIGNATURE | LEICHTMAN M D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of New Hampshire |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5219-4407 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 48 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Functions of autobiographical memory in mother-adolescent reminiscing about emotionally charged events
Memory functions––or the reasons people reminisce––have primarily been studied retrospectively using self-report. In the current study, memory functions were coded directly from emotionally charged conversations between mothers and their adolescents. One hundred and eight Turkish mother-adolescent pairs ( M adolescent age 15 years; 1 month) talked about three one-point-in-time events they had experienced together, cued by distinct emotions (sadne…
Adults’ memories of childhood cluster in the year of a residential move
When adults are asked to recall personal past events, transitional episodes occurring in late adolescence and early adulthood are especially likely to be remembered. In addition, recent research has shown that older adults' memories of middle adulthood tend to cluster around the transitional event of moving to a new residence. In the present research, adults recalled five memories of events that occurred between ages 7 and 13, and they subsequent…
Investigating the appraisal structure of spontaneous thoughts: Evidence for differences among unexpected thought, involuntary autobiographical memories, and ruminative thought
Involuntary thinking occurs when mental states arise without intention. Such thoughts can take different forms, such as involuntary autobiographical memories (IAM), ruminative thoughts, and unexpected thoughts—all of which are popular areas of study, albeit in somewhat disparate literatures. Despite these mental states sharing a common thread of feeling involuntary in nature, it is nevertheless unclear what separates them phenomenologically. We c…
A deeper dive into the reminiscence bump: Further evidence for the life script hypothesis
When older adults are asked to recall personal events that occurred at any point in their lives, memories from late adolescence and early adulthood are overrepresented, forming a reminiscence bump. Thematic analyses have indicated that the bump memories that emerge in response to such prompts frequently represent milestone events that are consistent with cultural life scripts. This study employed a novel method that explicitly targeted only memor…
How would you describe Grandpa?’ Mothers’ personal intelligence predicts personality talk with their children
Mother–child conversations reflect and support many important skills—including, perhaps, children's understanding of personality. Children acquire an understanding of people's personalities during the preschool and early elementary years. This study of 4‐ to 9‐year‐old children and their mothers ( N pairs = 135) investigated the relation between mothers’ ability to reason about the personalities of self and others—termed personal intelligence—and…
The effects of documentation on young children’s memory
Saddam Hussein is “dangerous to the extreme”: The ethics of professional commentary on public figures
People are intrinsically interested in the personalities of public figures such as the celebrities they follow, political leaders, and citizens at the center of newsworthy events. The goal of the present article is to examine the key issues that surround ethical commentary on public figures by psychologists, psychiatrists, and other mental health professionals. Public commentaries carry with them a host of issues from representing a given discipl…
Prescient Memory Studies in a Thrn-of-the-Century Nursery
Autobiographical memory in Korean, Chinese, and American children
True and false memories in children and adults: A cognitive neuroscience perspective
The effects of stereotypes and suggestions on preschoolers' reports
Children's (N = 176) reported memories of a strange man's visit were studied. Three- to 6-year-olds were interviewed repeatedly after the event in one of the following conditions: (a) control, in which no interviews contained suggestive questions; (b) stereotype, in which children were given previsit expectations about the stranger; (c) suggestion, in which interviews contained erroneous suggestions about misdeeds committed by the stranger; and (…
True and false memories in children and adults: A cognitive neuroscience perspective
Autobiographical memory in Korean, Chinese, and American children
The effects of stereotypes and suggestions on preschoolers' reports
Children's (N = 176) reported memories of a strange man's visit were studied. Three- to 6-year-olds were interviewed repeatedly after the event in one of the following conditions: (a) control, in which no interviews contained suggestive questions; (b) stereotype, in which children were given previsit expectations about the stranger; (c) suggestion, in which interviews contained erroneous suggestions about misdeeds committed by the stranger; and (…
The effects of documentation on young children’s memory
True and false memories in children and adults: A cognitive neuroscience perspective
True and false memories in children and adults: A cognitive neuroscience perspective
The effects of stereotypes and suggestions on preschoolers' reports
Children's (N = 176) reported memories of a strange man's visit were studied. Three- to 6-year-olds were interviewed repeatedly after the event in one of the following conditions: (a) control, in which no interviews contained suggestive questions; (b) stereotype, in which children were given previsit expectations about the stranger; (c) suggestion, in which interviews contained erroneous suggestions about misdeeds committed by the stranger; and (…
True and false memories in children and adults: A cognitive neuroscience perspective
Autobiographical memory in Korean, Chinese, and American children
Prescient Memory Studies in a Thrn-of-the-Century Nursery
Saddam Hussein is “dangerous to the extreme”: The ethics of professional commentary on public figures
People are intrinsically interested in the personalities of public figures such as the celebrities they follow, political leaders, and citizens at the center of newsworthy events. The goal of the present article is to examine the key issues that surround ethical commentary on public figures by psychologists, psychiatrists, and other mental health professionals. Public commentaries carry with them a host of issues from representing a given discipl…
The effects of documentation on young children’s memory
How would you describe Grandpa?’ Mothers’ personal intelligence predicts personality talk with their children
Mother–child conversations reflect and support many important skills—including, perhaps, children's understanding of personality. Children acquire an understanding of people's personalities during the preschool and early elementary years. This study of 4‐ to 9‐year‐old children and their mothers ( N pairs = 135) investigated the relation between mothers’ ability to reason about the personalities of self and others—termed personal intelligence—and…
A deeper dive into the reminiscence bump: Further evidence for the life script hypothesis
When older adults are asked to recall personal events that occurred at any point in their lives, memories from late adolescence and early adulthood are overrepresented, forming a reminiscence bump. Thematic analyses have indicated that the bump memories that emerge in response to such prompts frequently represent milestone events that are consistent with cultural life scripts. This study employed a novel method that explicitly targeted only memor…
Adults’ memories of childhood cluster in the year of a residential move
When adults are asked to recall personal past events, transitional episodes occurring in late adolescence and early adulthood are especially likely to be remembered. In addition, recent research has shown that older adults' memories of middle adulthood tend to cluster around the transitional event of moving to a new residence. In the present research, adults recalled five memories of events that occurred between ages 7 and 13, and they subsequent…
Investigating the appraisal structure of spontaneous thoughts: Evidence for differences among unexpected thought, involuntary autobiographical memories, and ruminative thought
Involuntary thinking occurs when mental states arise without intention. Such thoughts can take different forms, such as involuntary autobiographical memories (IAM), ruminative thoughts, and unexpected thoughts—all of which are popular areas of study, albeit in somewhat disparate literatures. Despite these mental states sharing a common thread of feeling involuntary in nature, it is nevertheless unclear what separates them phenomenologically. We c…
Functions of autobiographical memory in mother-adolescent reminiscing about emotionally charged events
Memory functions––or the reasons people reminisce––have primarily been studied retrospectively using self-report. In the current study, memory functions were coded directly from emotionally charged conversations between mothers and their adolescents. One hundred and eight Turkish mother-adolescent pairs ( M adolescent age 15 years; 1 month) talked about three one-point-in-time events they had experienced together, cued by distinct emotions (sadne…
Psychology (11 works) · Cognitive psychology (7 works) · Developmental psychology (7 works) · Identity, Memory, and Therapy (7 works) · Memory Processes and Influences (6 works) · Autobiographical memory (4 works) · Cognition (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Child and Animal Learning Development (3 works) · Cognitive science (3 works)