Tag: flashbulb memory
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Flashbulb Memories: Vivid But Wrong
In this podcast episode we talk about a type of memory called “flashbulb” — strong, vivid memories of emotionally charged events that are often inaccurate. And we discuss how collective memories might be changing as media technology changes. (If you want to read more about memory, check out this blog post on the topic.) You…
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Memory
Did you see the movie Inside Out? Remember the colored memory balls — stacks and stacks of them? Well, that’s not how memory works. In this podcast episode we talk about the way we store and retrieve memories. You can subscribe to the HumanTech podcast through iTunes, Stitcher, or where ever you listen to podcasts.
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The Next 100 Things You Need To Know About People: #118 — You Can’t Trust Memories
How accurate are memories? Did you see the movie Inside Out? In the movie memories are stored as round colored balls. And the balls can be retrieved and played back. This seems intuitively right. You think back to when you were last at a family gathering or an annual work celebration. You run the event…
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100 Things You Should Know About People: #41 — Your Most Vivid Memories Are Wrong
If I ask you to remember where you were and what you were doing when you first heard about the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York City, chances are very good that you will be able to tell me in great detail your memory of that day, and how you heard about the attacks.…