remembering

[thecolorblue]

i remember one of the most astonishing moments of my undergrad cognitive science experience. more or maybe less remarkable as time goes on and i hear it more. and less or maybe more remarkable because of how commonplace it is, as a concept -- how we've all heard about it.

repression (n)

one of freud's defense mechanisms.(one of the things he

Comments

[red_child]

Without the opportunity to relive an experience, it is bound to fade and twist into something differing from its former self. Attempting to bring it into light, expecting more detail than we have concerning it often leads to us filling in the gaps with false information. People posses too much confidence in that which they cannot even confide in.
It is easier to remember a thought, which might reoccur in the same state, than an event, which only happens the same exact way once.
Traumatic experiences, however, appear to be a different case. I'm sure that you've read studies regarding this, as you are likely far more educated on the subject than I am; so I shall refrain from going into detail about this