Characteristics of interval-based estimates of autobiographical frequencies

Estimates of autobiographical frequencies can be obtained through various types of questions. This paper focuses on interval-based measures, where frequency is imputed from reports of the length of time between events (e. g. 7 days between events implies 52 events per year). We find that interval-based measures tend to produce higher estimates than other types of frequency measures, and that differences among measures may be attributable to a variety of cognitive factors.

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