Can the MEMORY LIE?
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Memory itself isn't capable of lying. We can "convolute" memory. We can choose what to remember & what to forget. That's just what's going on in our heads, & our hearts. For example, if we lose someone we love, we have the "choice" to remember the wonderful things, & forget whatever we might have scrapped about! & that's a very good thing, a healthy thing. Seem to remember some question about how to get rid of anger at someone who is deceased! Wow. Self destruct! Can't help wondering if this isn't a "personal" question...
yeah...
Yes.
Well, that is a bit more complicated than yes or no, but numerous eye witness experiments have found out that the mind does not remember things completely. Instead it is more like a big outline, and then when we are recalling something, we fill in the blanks based on what the norm should be. This is why lawyers are not supposed to lead the witness in questioning. Hope this helps.
yeah it can only because we remember what we want to remember or we remember based on our perception and not reality.
I don't think so. I think memory can be faulty. I think that
an individual can lie if they suspect that their memory
is faulty and refuse to share their suspicion. I don't
believe that every lie has bad intent. I think it is possible
for memory to be faulty and for the individual to fail
to be aware of the fault, and in this case I think it is
highly impractical to consider that unawareness as
bad intent. In my opinion, if a critic chooses to be
critical about the bad actions forgotten then in all
fairness that critic should also be critical about the
good actions forgotten.
yes..it's a matter of interpretation ...if you 'record' a bit of information, it gets stored in a 'folder' in you brain, linked with other relevent information.
If you have a 'second thought' while storing the bit of info and/or you revisit the 'folder' with updated info or a memory tainted with emotion...you can twist or morph the memory from it's original context and meaning.
When you go back again it is possible that the bit of information is now more strongly linked to the section in your brain that has to do with the second or third visit.
It certainly can be made to; look at all the people who had treatment for regressive memories; most later were proven to be false, and triggered by suggestions from the therapist.
Memory can't lie because it's the truth, they did happen to you in the past. People think it lies because we confuse it with scenes from dreams. That has happened to me before.
Yes...
Indeed it can. Elizabeth F. Loftus has done much research on the subject of planted memories that can feel just as real as things that actually occured. Sometimes all it can take are leading questions or a cue from the reasercher that something "did" happen.
All the time. Memory gets mixed up with Fantasy and Wannabe and Id and inner child and before you know it you got a whole crime scene in your head and nobody's sketch comes out looking the same. Some people train their memories to be pretty accurate, but unless you get into that Buddha Zen stuff, you are going to have to sort it all out for yourself. Seriously, we are all victims of our perceptions, illusions, and preconceptions. We all have fill in the blank minds; sooooo helpful and soooo wrong just about all of the time. The way this is coming out, I swear there's a song in this. mmmm, I can almost hear it in my head.
memories dont lie but they can be altered. our memory is like a blackboard where you can write experiences and facts you learn. but since we only use a small part of our brain it has also a maximum storage limit. in this case, it purges out the old, not so important memories to accommodate new ones.
so if there are memories that are stored and this is of less importance to the person, there is a tendency that this will be forgotten and if by chance this is tried to be retrieved, (and new information comes in) there is a tendency that this may become inaccurate.
We are individuals, but generally yes it can lie. The mind can fill in gaps without us realizing it. Just look at the old car accident sinerio...everyone has a different story. Even our eyes sight can be a liew. The brain, the eyes, they don't catch everything. The brain nit it together in a way that will make sense to it as best it can.
This is the rhewlm of perception. All is a form of illusion.
Oral stories are a little different though. They are consciously memorized and scrutinized.
Peace, may your memories be good!
No. The memory can't lie. But a person can lie ABOUT their memory, if it serves them. Also, something misinterpreted in the past, (thus an untruth), "might" be considered a lie in memory, but that's stretching it a bit. At the same time, if much later on, the misinterpretation is clarified, one could say--my memory was false. Memory is also psychologically selective. But that is not a "lie." By the way, regarding "the brain has a maximum storage limit"?? Hello? & thanks a lot, Jan Stolz! "...triggered by suggestions from the therapist." An ethical, good therapist would NEVER suggest/implant false memories. The primary goal is to help the client explore the TRUTH in/of themselves. Anyway! Memories don't "lie."
Edit: Hey, Jamie, sweetie--regarding the car accident scenario, that is a matter of "perception," not a "lie," ok?
Yes - but it's the only reality we can recall, though questionable. But isn't everything?
The real memory can not, no. But your mind might forget parts of your memory as time goes by and then you could get confused and hence end up creating a partially false memory...in which case you could call that a lie.
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