The Seven Sins of Memory - Dana Foundation
Good to know for debate purposes . . .
Science • October 2011 • Views: 862
The Seven Sins of Memory
• Transience: decreasing accessibility over time
• Absent-mindedness: lapses of attention; forgetting to do things
• Blocking: temporary inaccessibility of stored information
• Misattribution: attributing memories to incorrect source; false
recognition
• Suggestibility: implanted memories
• Bias: retrospective distortions produced by current knowledge
and beliefs
• Persistence: unwanted recollections that people cannot forget