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In this article, it is argued that a major but neglected topic in the study of everyday memory aging is the role of emotions. Previous work on this topic is noted, and speculative reasons for why the research ended are proposed. Input from personality research, psychoanalytic theory, and metamemory are suggested as places to start. Nostalgia, one emotional outcome of reminiscence, is proposed as the best topic for investigation.
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