false memory

Noun

Meaning

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false memory (plural false memories)

(psychology) A memory of something that did not happen or recalled differently from the way it actually happened.
Synonyms: pseudorecollection, pseudoreminiscence

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

misrecollection

Examples

Before leaving on the quest, she helps ensure the safety of her parents by placing a false memory charm on them, making them think they are Wendell and Monica Wilkins, whose lifetime ambition is to move to Australia. Source: Internet

Dependence on the initial source of information led to a substantial minority of Americans exhibiting false memory that WMD were indeed discovered, while they were not. Source: Internet

He is then attacked in his apartment by Lori, who states that she was never his wife; their marriage was just a false memory implant, and Cohaagen sent her as an agent to monitor Quaid. Source: Internet

It is revealed that Shaw's heroism was a "false memory" implanted in the platoon during their brainwashing, and that the actions for which Shaw was awarded his Medal of Honor never took place. Source: Internet

Remembering the false memory can make you feel like you are rewriting the past, reordering the laws of physics, which of course you are not. Source: Internet

There is a possible link between longer encoding time and increased false memory in LTM. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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