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I Loved Her, I Loved Her Not: How Current Thinking Can Sway Our Memories of Love
As our memories fade, we rely on our current assessment of a person to remember how we felt about them in the past, and this extends to some of the most central figures in our lives: our parents.
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Seeking fictional first memories
47 percent: That’s the proportion of people who have a first memory that’s actually fictional, according to a new study in Psychological Science by researchers in London. Our first memories usuall date from about age
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Your Earliest Memory Probably Never Happened
What is your first memory? A vivid scene may come to mind, seen from toddler eyes. Unfortunately, that scene may be a work of fiction, a new study finds. That’s because scientific literature suggests that
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What is your earliest childhood memory – and did it really happen?
It is a much pondered and discussed subject: your earliest childhood memory. For some, it is their first bee sting or a formative interaction with a parent as a toddler. Others claim to be able
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Many People’s Earliest Memories May Be Fictional
In a large survey of people’s first memories, nearly 40% of participants reported a first memory that is likely to be fictional.
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The Psychological Reason ‘Billie Jean’ Kills at Weddings
The Atlantic: “… Baby, One More Time” is not a good song. You could make a convincing argument, in fact, that it is an actively terrible song: devoid of musical merit, underdeveloped, overproduced, eroding our