Resumen

MENDEZ CASAS, Lander et al. Collective memory and social representations of history in Americas, Europe and Palestine. Revista de Psicología [online]. 2023, vol.41, n.2, pp.1023-1065.  Epub 14-Jul-2023. ISSN 0254-9247.  http://dx.doi.org/10.18800/psico.202302.014.

This article reviews and synthesizes 10 free-recall studies on collective memory carried out in Latin America, Europe, and Palestine. Results show the high prevalence of the topics of politics, collective violence and warfare, but around 50% of recalled events were appraised as positives, disconfirming a negative bias in collective memory. However, in Palestine most of the events were entirely or partially negative, reflecting country’s conflictual situation. The analyzed studies confirm a partial socio-centrism: in Latin America and Palestine most events were national. A meta-analysis confirms a generational effect in 24/100 historical events. Negative historical events were related to low social wellbeing in Palestine. Results are discussed in the framework of collective memory processes and social representations of history.

Palabras clave : Collective memory; social representations; historical past; free-recall; CEVI.

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