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false memory

false memory False memory is a mistaken recollection in which a person takes something imagined, dreamed, or reshaped in retelling as if it had really happened.

False memory is a mistaken recollection in which a person takes something imagined, dreamed, or reshaped in retelling as if it had really happened. Such memory errors are described as fairly common and can alter how people understand their own past while being held in good faith.

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Drafting source: William James, Principles of Psychology, volume 1. 1890 original; Gutenberg ebook 57628; snapshot required. “William James, The Principles of Psychology, volume 1, 1890” (fca72454f1995c69b072).
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