Problem
Biased recall
Other Names:
Distorted memory of past eventsUnreliability of memory
Incorrect memories
False memories
Nature:
Memories are distorted by the peak experience of any episode -- whether good or bad -- and what it felt like when the experience stopped. Thus, memory will rank a short and relatively painless operation which ends on a painful note as worse than an operation which ends on a painless note, even if it lasted longer and was overall more painful.
Broader Problems:
DistortionMemory defects Narrower Problems:
Recovered memories Aggravates:
UnhappinessMisjudgementBiased literatureParamnesia and confabulationLimited decision-making contextHistorically determined concernsFailure to profit from patterns of history Subject(s):
Psychology → Psychology ??Research, Standards → Quality unification??
Societal Problems → Distortion??
Societal Problems → Imbalances??
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
09.04.2019 – 13:29 CEST