B.S., Psychology, Ramapo College of New Jersey
M.A., Psychology, Queens College of the City University of New York
Ph.D., Psychology, City University of New York
Ball, C.T., Mace, J.H., & Corona, H. (2007). Cues to the gusts of memory. In J.H. Mace (Ed.), Involuntary memory. Blackwell Publishing.
Mace, J.H. (2007). Does involuntary remembering occur during during voluntary remembering? In J.H. Mace (Ed.), Involuntary memory. Blackwell Publishing.
Mace, J.H. (Ed.) (2007) Involuntary memory. Blackwell Publishing.
Mace, J.H. (2007). Involuntary memory: Concept and theory. In J.H. Mace (Ed.), Involuntary memory. Blackwell Publishing.
P 111 Introductory Psychology
P 301 Statistical Methods in Psychology
P 305 Experimental Methods in Psychology
P 306 Psychology Laboratory
P 312 Cognitive Psychology
P 480 series Consciousness
P 480 series Human Memory
P 480 series Autobiographical Memory
Current Research Areas:
- Involuntary Autobiographical Memory
- Involuntary Remembering during Voluntary Remembering
- Autobiographical Remembering
- Autobiographical Memory
- Implicit Memory
- Application of geographic informations systems (GIS) in environmental assessment
- Effects of saltmarsh change on coastal ecology
Memory Lab:
- Principal Investigator: John Mace
- Student Investigators: Elizabeth Atkinson; Hercilia Corona; Christopher Moeckel; Varinia Torres
- Outside Collaborator(s): Chris Ball, College of William and Mary
Some of our major areas of study:
Involuntary Memory:
- Spontaneous remembering of our past occurs frequently in everyday life. Made famous by Marcel Proust, this memory phenomenon (usually known as involuntary memory) has a long history in psychology, dating back to the pioneering memory researcher Hermann Ebbinghaus more than a century ago (see Memory: A contribution to experimental psychology, Ebbinghaus, 1885). However, despite its popularity and long-standing recognition, it was not until very recently that psychologists began to study this memory phenomenon. In our lab, we are focusing on a number of fundamental questions concerning everyday involuntary memories. For example, in one project we our currently looking at involuntary memory accuracy (e.g., are they as accurate as voluntarily recalled memories, and are they also prone to false remembering). In another project we are trying to determine what functions involuntary memories might serve in everyday life. We are excited to be working in an area which is being studied in only a handful of laboratories around the world (see our friends and colleagues in other involuntary memory laboratories: Chris Ball, College of William and Mary; Dorthe Berntsen, University of Aarhus; Lia Kvavilashvili, University of Hertfordshire).
Involuntary Remembering during Voluntary Remembering:
- The idea that we remember the past involuntarily when we are intentionally trying to remember it also dates back to Hermann Ebbinghuas. Like the more commonly known forms of involuntary memories (those which appear to occur in isolation in everyday life, see above), this question has also just recently come under the "microscope" of memory researchers. We are happy to note that evidence documenting this phenomenon was first obtained in our laboratory. We continue to work on this idea and we sincerely hope that other laboratories will begin to take it up as well. This aspect of involuntary remembering is also exciting because it appears to be furthering our understanding of the important question of how we recall our past intentionally.
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