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memory distortion

memory distortion Memory distortion is an abnormal change in remembering in which recollection is altered rather than simply lost, such as false recall, mistaken familiarity, confused timing or order, or added details that were not actually part of the experience.

Memory distortion is an abnormal change in remembering in which recollection is altered rather than simply lost, such as false recall, mistaken familiarity, confused timing or order, or added details that were not actually part of the experience. In this historical source, it is treated as a defect of memory and linked with paramnesia, meaning distorted or illusory memory.