Schacter, Daniel LVan Genugten, Ruben2022-06-0720222022-05-102022-05Van Genugten, Ruben. 2022. Episodic Retrieval: Functions and Measurement. Doctoral dissertation, Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.29207663https://nrs.harvard.edu/URN-3:HUL.INSTREPOS:37372060A growing body of evidence indicates that people imagine specific experiences by retrieving and recombining elements of their episodic memories, a process often referred to as episodic simulation. As a result, episodic retrieval can contribute to domains of cognition not traditionally investigated in episodic memory research, so long as performance in these domains benefits from richly imagining events. In my dissertation, I will first illustrate this phenomenon in two domains. For the first and second paper, I will provide evidence that episodic retrieval contributes to mentalizing and creative writing. To further facilitate research on episodic simulation, I will use my third paper to develop and validate software that automatically scores details in episodic narratives, based on scoring guidelines from the Autobiographical Interview.application/pdfenEpisodic MemoryNatural Language ProcessingPsychologyThesis or Dissertation2022-06-070000-0001-9833-7987