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. 2017 Sep;94:1–14. doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2017.05.010

Table 1.

Description of the coding categories used in scoring the modified Galton–Crovitz cue word paradigm. Examples are provided for each category (episodic/external), and subcomponent (Event, Time, Place, etc.).

Category Description Example
Episodic Event Activities, occurrences, actions, people present, reactions in others Me and my mum went
My Nan made me eat some fish
He started to have this seizure
Time Times, dates, days, seasons, years, indications of temporal order of events, frequencies, durations That was at 8:30
On the Sunday
For a few more seconds
Place Details pertaining to location including country, city/town, area, building, room, area within room, relative positioning to other people/objects In the Gower
To the Aquarium
The outside tables
Perceptual Information perceived from sensory processes. Derived from but not limited to information regarding surroundings, individuals present, other's emotions, distances, weather, temperature. Which were about an inch thick
It was quite windy
They were a bit sticky
Emotion/Thought Feelings and cognitive processes that occurred within the episode I wasn't planning on doing
That really creeped me out
I was quite impressed with my mum
External Semantic General and self-related knowledge, facts, opinions Obviously cats go out on their own
He's not got a house at the moment
It's one of my favourite cities in the world
Categorical Any details (event, time, place, perceptual, emotion/thought) regarding repeated episodes of the same activity When my mother-in-law goes away
We get baguettes there whenever we go
It's just we sit there and it's always a really awkward conversation
Extended Any details (event, time, place, perceptual, emotion/thought) regarding an episode that lasts for longer than 1 day or 24 h We were there for about a week I think, we stayed in a hotel
I'm not having a good run of luck with phones at the moment
Repetitions Details that have been mentioned previously within the episode N/A
Tangential Details not related to the main episode or have a weak connection N/A
Other Details not covered by other categories, including (but not limited to) retrospective comments about the episode or metacognitive statements Thinking back on it's quite embarrassing
It's probably not my most positive memory
This is bad that I've forgotten already