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Trait Memory

Trait Memory is a theoretical construct within the domain of person memory that specifically represents the cognitive retention and organization of stable personality characteristics attributed to individuals, distinguishing it from other person memory components by focusing exclusively on enduring dispositional traits rather than episodic or contextual information.

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7.2K

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213

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95

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2017–2026

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Publications

112

Person memory: Personality traits as organizing principles in memory for behaviors.

Reid Hastie, Purohit A. Kumar · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1979 · 747 citations

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When are social judgments made? Evidence for the spontaneousness of trait inferences.

Laraine Winter, James S. Uleman · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1984 · 527 citations

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Savings in the relearning of trait information as evidence for spontaneous inference generation.

Donal E. Carlston, John J. Skowronski · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1994 · 333 citations

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Awareness of the influence as a determinant of assimilation versus contrast

Fritz Strack, Norbert Schwarz, Herbert Bless et al. · European Journal of Social Psychology · 1993 · 265 citations

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Spontaneous trait inferences are bound to actors' faces: Evidence from a false recognition paradigm.

Alexander Todorov, James S. Uleman · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2002 · 247 citations

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Authors

213

  1. SB
    Stanley B. Klein

    University of California, Santa Barbara, United States

    12 publications · 949 citations

    12

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  2. JS
    James S. Uleman

    New York University, United States

    8 publications · 1.2K citations

    8

    h-index

  3. DE
    Donal E. Carlston

    Purdue University West Lafayette, United States

    7 publications · 896 citations

    7

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  4. RS
    Robert S. Wyer

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States

    7 publications · 404 citations

    7

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  5. JJ
    John J. Skowronski

    Northern Illinois University, United States

    7 publications · 729 citations

    7

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Institutions

95

  1. University of California, Santa Barbara

    Santa Barbara, United States

    11 h-index

    28 publications

    2.1K citations

  2. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    136 citations

  3. Purdue University West Lafayette

    West Lafayette, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    624 citations

  4. New York University

    New York, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    627 citations

  5. Vrije Universiteit Brussel

    Brussels, Belgium

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    269 citations

  6. Swansea University

    Swansea, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    77 citations

  7. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    547 citations

  8. Maastricht University

    Maastricht, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    144 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    32 publications · 3.5K citations

    27

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  2. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

    PSPB · 13 publications · 600 citations

    13

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  3. Social Cognition

    12 publications · 582 citations

    11

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  4. Memory

    8 publications · 412 citations

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  5. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

    5 publications · 325 citations

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