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The Epistemology of Memory and the Reliability of Recollection

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Cognitive psychologists have shown that memory is not a passive recording but a reconstructive process, and that simply recalling an event can actually make the memory more malleable, a phenomenon called 'source misattribution.'

Why this is interesting

We trust our memories every day—yesterday's conversation, the way to work, a loved one's birthday. But how do you know you actually remember correctly, and not just remember what you think you remember?