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This commentary reflects on papers assembled for a special issue about the impact of Bruner’s idea of “beyond the information given.” The assembled papers are examined in relation to three cross-cutting issues that they illustrate: 1) processes of reflection in autobiographical recollection; 2) links between meaning and emotion; and 3) the idea of going beyond the individual mind as well as beyond the given information.
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Pasupathi, M. Memory, Emotion, and Intersubjectivity: beyond the Information Given, and beyond the Individual Mind. Integr. psych. behav. 53, 583–589 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12124-019-09485-4
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