Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Seven Sins of Memory from psych blog
When we look back, experiences and events are never the same as when we experienced them. When we look back we may remember different people being there and forget things that happen. According to the article the seven sins are transience, absent-mindedness, blocking, mis attribution, suggestibility, bias and persistence. Without out memory we would be lost people not knowing who we are, what we do, or who we know. There are other articles attached that are related if you would like to know more about them. Relating to this article there are many times which I review a memory one day and then the next remembering it happening a different way. If you talk to someone about the memory or they tell you their view of the same memory yours will be altered to fit both yours and their memory. Sometimes people keep telling themselves that something happened that didn't and eventually they remember it as their altered version of the memory.
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I find this interesting to know that our memories can be altered. Very interesting and it makes sense. Our mind could block something out if it was a bad memory and remember something different.
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree that our memories are altered. When I recall a certain event with a friend, both of our recollections may be different because we both interpreted the memory differently. I could try and recall an old memory, but I would probably fill in the spots that I don't remember with false information.
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