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Klinik Psikoloji Dergisi

This study aims to examine the psychometric properties of the Turkish Version of the Adult Execut... more This study aims to examine the psychometric properties of the Turkish Version of the Adult Executive Functions Inventory (ADEXI), which was developed to evaluate the executive functions of adults. The study sample consisted of 330 university students aged between 18 and 30 (M = 20.59, SD =1.84). The participants filled out the Demographics Form, Cognitive Flexibility Inventory, Barrat Impulsivity Scale, Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Self-Report Scale, and the Turkish version of ADEXI. The two-factor structure (working memory and inhibition) in the original version of the scale was confirmed by second-level confirmatory factor analysis. ADEXI's association with other measurement tools were also observed. Cronbach's alpha internal consistency coefficients for the total score of the scale and for the working memory and inhibition dimensions were calculated as .80, .83, and 73, respectively. Moreover, Gutman's two-half reliability coefficients for the total ...

Klinik psikoloji dergisi :, Jun 21, 2024

Aim of this study is to examine the factors that influence the associations of abstract and concr... more Aim of this study is to examine the factors that influence the associations of abstract and concrete rumination with state rumination.

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Several studies have been conducted on OCD patients’ memory and metamemory performance in episodi... more Several studies have been conducted on OCD patients’ memory and metamemory performance in episodic tasks. However, there is a clear lack of research addressing these issues for semantic memory (i.e., retrieval of information from long-term memory). Although findings regarding a memory deficit is somewhat equivocal, the empirical evidence clearly demonstrates that OCD patients with primarily checking compulsions show reduced confidence in their memory performance. The purpose of the present study was to investigate memory and metamemory performance of checkers in semantic memory domain. We compared checker OCD patients, non-checker OCD patients and normal controls on their ability to retrieve answers to general knowledge questions with a recall as well as a recognition test. We also investigated prospective (feeling-of-knowing (FOK)) and retrospective (confidence) metamemory judgments. Checker OCs were not poorer in retrieving semantic information from long-term memory. Neither were ...

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Memory, 2014

Although visual imagery is argued to be an essential component of autobiographical memory, there ... more Although visual imagery is argued to be an essential component of autobiographical memory, there have been surprisingly few studies on autobiographical memory processes in blind individuals, who have had no or limited visual input. The purpose of the present study was to investigate how blindness affects retrieval and phenomenology of autobiographical memories. We asked 48 congenital/early blind and 48 sighted participants to recall autobiographical memories in response to six cue words, and to fill out the Autobiographical Memory Questionnaire measuring a number of variables including imagery, belief and recollective experience associated with each memory. Blind participants retrieved fewer memories and reported higher auditory imagery at retrieval than sighted participants. Moreover, within the blind group, participants with total blindness reported higher auditory imagery than those with some light perception. Blind participants also assigned higher importance, belief and recollection ratings to their memories than sighted participants. Importantly, these group differences remained the same for recent as well as childhood memories.

Behaviour Research and Therapy, 2007

Several studies have been conducted on OCD patients' memory and metamemory performance in episodi... more Several studies have been conducted on OCD patients' memory and metamemory performance in episodic tasks. However, there is a clear lack of research addressing these issues for semantic memory (i.e., retrieval of information from long-term memory). Although findings regarding a memory deficit is somewhat equivocal, the empirical evidence clearly demonstrates that OCD patients with primarily checking compulsions show reduced confidence in their memory performance. The purpose of the present study was to investigate memory and metamemory performance of checkers in semantic memory domain. We compared checker OCD patients, non-checker OCD patients and normal controls on their ability to retrieve answers to general knowledge questions with a recall as well as a recognition test. We also investigated prospective (feeling-of-knowing (FOK)) and retrospective (confidence) metamemory judgments. Checker OCs were not poorer in retrieving semantic information from long-term memory. Neither were they less confident about their ability to remember currently unrecallable information in the future (FOK judgments) or about the accuracy of retrieved information (confidence judgments). Moreover, accuracy of metamemory judgments were comparable across groups. Overall, our results revealed that checker OCs do not show a memory or metamemory deficit when semantic memory was concerned, suggesting that any memory and metamemory deficit may be special to recently experienced materials. r .tr (A.İ Tekcan).

Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2013

ABSTRACT Recall of canonical categories has been widely used to measure flashbulb memory performa... more ABSTRACT Recall of canonical categories has been widely used to measure flashbulb memory performance. However, these canonical categories are based on a single study and have been inconsistently used in the literature making comparisons across studies potentially problematic. The purpose of the present study was to provide further data toward determining the generality of canonical categories. We asked 135 participants to provide open-ended narratives of how they first learned about three public events, one of which was also a personal event for some of the participants. Results showed that seven categories of information consisting of two new categories (others present and thought) in addition to the five identified by Brown and Kulik (place, informant, activity, own affect, and aftermath) accounted for most of the information in flashbulb memory narratives. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Memory, 2014

Although visual imagery is argued to be an essential component of autobiographical memory, there ... more Although visual imagery is argued to be an essential component of autobiographical memory, there have been surprisingly few studies on autobiographical memory processes in blind individuals, who have had no or limited visual input. The purpose of the present study was to investigate how blindness affects retrieval and phenomenology of autobiographical memories. We asked 48 congenital/early blind and 48 sighted participants to recall autobiographical memories in response to six cue words, and to fill out the Autobiographical Memory Questionnaire measuring a number of variables including imagery, belief and recollective experience associated with each memory. Blind participants retrieved fewer memories and reported higher auditory imagery at retrieval than sighted participants. Moreover, within the blind group, participants with total blindness reported higher auditory imagery than those with some light perception. Blind participants also assigned higher importance, belief and recollection ratings to their memories than sighted participants. Importantly, these group differences remained the same for recent as well as childhood memories.

Several studies have been conducted on OCD patients’ memory and metamemory performance in episodi... more Several studies have been conducted on OCD patients’ memory and metamemory performance in episodic tasks.
However, there is a clear lack of research addressing these issues for semantic memory (i.e., retrieval of information from
long-term memory). Although findings regarding a memory deficit is somewhat equivocal, the empirical evidence clearly
demonstrates that OCD patients with primarily checking compulsions show reduced confidence in their memory
performance. The purpose of the present study was to investigate memory and metamemory performance of checkers in
semantic memory domain. We compared checker OCD patients, non-checker OCD patients and normal controls on their
ability to retrieve answers to general knowledge questions with a recall as well as a recognition test. We also investigated
prospective (feeling-of-knowing (FOK)) and retrospective (confidence) metamemory judgments. Checker OCs were not
poorer in retrieving semantic information from long-term memory. Neither were they less confident about their ability to
remember currently unrecallable information in the future (FOK judgments) or about the accuracy of retrieved
information (confidence judgments). Moreover, accuracy of metamemory judgments were comparable across groups.
Overall, our results revealed that checker OCs do not show a memory or metamemory deficit when semantic memory was
concerned, suggesting that any memory and metamemory deficit may be special to recently experienced materials.
r 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Klinik Psikoloji Dergisi

This study aims to examine the psychometric properties of the Turkish Version of the Adult Execut... more This study aims to examine the psychometric properties of the Turkish Version of the Adult Executive Functions Inventory (ADEXI), which was developed to evaluate the executive functions of adults. The study sample consisted of 330 university students aged between 18 and 30 (M = 20.59, SD =1.84). The participants filled out the Demographics Form, Cognitive Flexibility Inventory, Barrat Impulsivity Scale, Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Self-Report Scale, and the Turkish version of ADEXI. The two-factor structure (working memory and inhibition) in the original version of the scale was confirmed by second-level confirmatory factor analysis. ADEXI's association with other measurement tools were also observed. Cronbach's alpha internal consistency coefficients for the total score of the scale and for the working memory and inhibition dimensions were calculated as .80, .83, and 73, respectively. Moreover, Gutman's two-half reliability coefficients for the total ...

Klinik psikoloji dergisi :, Jun 21, 2024

Aim of this study is to examine the factors that influence the associations of abstract and concr... more Aim of this study is to examine the factors that influence the associations of abstract and concrete rumination with state rumination.

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Several studies have been conducted on OCD patients’ memory and metamemory performance in episodi... more Several studies have been conducted on OCD patients’ memory and metamemory performance in episodic tasks. However, there is a clear lack of research addressing these issues for semantic memory (i.e., retrieval of information from long-term memory). Although findings regarding a memory deficit is somewhat equivocal, the empirical evidence clearly demonstrates that OCD patients with primarily checking compulsions show reduced confidence in their memory performance. The purpose of the present study was to investigate memory and metamemory performance of checkers in semantic memory domain. We compared checker OCD patients, non-checker OCD patients and normal controls on their ability to retrieve answers to general knowledge questions with a recall as well as a recognition test. We also investigated prospective (feeling-of-knowing (FOK)) and retrospective (confidence) metamemory judgments. Checker OCs were not poorer in retrieving semantic information from long-term memory. Neither were ...

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Memory, 2014

Although visual imagery is argued to be an essential component of autobiographical memory, there ... more Although visual imagery is argued to be an essential component of autobiographical memory, there have been surprisingly few studies on autobiographical memory processes in blind individuals, who have had no or limited visual input. The purpose of the present study was to investigate how blindness affects retrieval and phenomenology of autobiographical memories. We asked 48 congenital/early blind and 48 sighted participants to recall autobiographical memories in response to six cue words, and to fill out the Autobiographical Memory Questionnaire measuring a number of variables including imagery, belief and recollective experience associated with each memory. Blind participants retrieved fewer memories and reported higher auditory imagery at retrieval than sighted participants. Moreover, within the blind group, participants with total blindness reported higher auditory imagery than those with some light perception. Blind participants also assigned higher importance, belief and recollection ratings to their memories than sighted participants. Importantly, these group differences remained the same for recent as well as childhood memories.

Behaviour Research and Therapy, 2007

Several studies have been conducted on OCD patients' memory and metamemory performance in episodi... more Several studies have been conducted on OCD patients' memory and metamemory performance in episodic tasks. However, there is a clear lack of research addressing these issues for semantic memory (i.e., retrieval of information from long-term memory). Although findings regarding a memory deficit is somewhat equivocal, the empirical evidence clearly demonstrates that OCD patients with primarily checking compulsions show reduced confidence in their memory performance. The purpose of the present study was to investigate memory and metamemory performance of checkers in semantic memory domain. We compared checker OCD patients, non-checker OCD patients and normal controls on their ability to retrieve answers to general knowledge questions with a recall as well as a recognition test. We also investigated prospective (feeling-of-knowing (FOK)) and retrospective (confidence) metamemory judgments. Checker OCs were not poorer in retrieving semantic information from long-term memory. Neither were they less confident about their ability to remember currently unrecallable information in the future (FOK judgments) or about the accuracy of retrieved information (confidence judgments). Moreover, accuracy of metamemory judgments were comparable across groups. Overall, our results revealed that checker OCs do not show a memory or metamemory deficit when semantic memory was concerned, suggesting that any memory and metamemory deficit may be special to recently experienced materials. r .tr (A.İ Tekcan).

Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2013

ABSTRACT Recall of canonical categories has been widely used to measure flashbulb memory performa... more ABSTRACT Recall of canonical categories has been widely used to measure flashbulb memory performance. However, these canonical categories are based on a single study and have been inconsistently used in the literature making comparisons across studies potentially problematic. The purpose of the present study was to provide further data toward determining the generality of canonical categories. We asked 135 participants to provide open-ended narratives of how they first learned about three public events, one of which was also a personal event for some of the participants. Results showed that seven categories of information consisting of two new categories (others present and thought) in addition to the five identified by Brown and Kulik (place, informant, activity, own affect, and aftermath) accounted for most of the information in flashbulb memory narratives. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Memory, 2014

Although visual imagery is argued to be an essential component of autobiographical memory, there ... more Although visual imagery is argued to be an essential component of autobiographical memory, there have been surprisingly few studies on autobiographical memory processes in blind individuals, who have had no or limited visual input. The purpose of the present study was to investigate how blindness affects retrieval and phenomenology of autobiographical memories. We asked 48 congenital/early blind and 48 sighted participants to recall autobiographical memories in response to six cue words, and to fill out the Autobiographical Memory Questionnaire measuring a number of variables including imagery, belief and recollective experience associated with each memory. Blind participants retrieved fewer memories and reported higher auditory imagery at retrieval than sighted participants. Moreover, within the blind group, participants with total blindness reported higher auditory imagery than those with some light perception. Blind participants also assigned higher importance, belief and recollection ratings to their memories than sighted participants. Importantly, these group differences remained the same for recent as well as childhood memories.

Several studies have been conducted on OCD patients’ memory and metamemory performance in episodi... more Several studies have been conducted on OCD patients’ memory and metamemory performance in episodic tasks.
However, there is a clear lack of research addressing these issues for semantic memory (i.e., retrieval of information from
long-term memory). Although findings regarding a memory deficit is somewhat equivocal, the empirical evidence clearly
demonstrates that OCD patients with primarily checking compulsions show reduced confidence in their memory
performance. The purpose of the present study was to investigate memory and metamemory performance of checkers in
semantic memory domain. We compared checker OCD patients, non-checker OCD patients and normal controls on their
ability to retrieve answers to general knowledge questions with a recall as well as a recognition test. We also investigated
prospective (feeling-of-knowing (FOK)) and retrospective (confidence) metamemory judgments. Checker OCs were not
poorer in retrieving semantic information from long-term memory. Neither were they less confident about their ability to
remember currently unrecallable information in the future (FOK judgments) or about the accuracy of retrieved
information (confidence judgments). Moreover, accuracy of metamemory judgments were comparable across groups.
Overall, our results revealed that checker OCs do not show a memory or metamemory deficit when semantic memory was
concerned, suggesting that any memory and metamemory deficit may be special to recently experienced materials.
r 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.