Memory False Phenomenon, Wrong Habit Of Remembering Something

JAKARTA - Have you ever felt very confident about things in your memory, but is that not the case? If you have experienced a false memory phenomenon or false memory, which is often experienced by humans.

Quoting from Verywell Mind, false memories are memories of memories that don't match reality, so they are completely wrong. However, uniquely someone who experiences false memories is often completely sure that what they remember is right.

Every individual must realize that our memory doesn't actually work like a video recorder who records everything perfectly, so it's likely to create fake memories.

The brain is more like a painter who tries to re-image something, based on snippets of information. Sometimes, the information obtained can be mixed with other information, so that the memory becomes chaotic.

Research from a memory expert named Elizabeth Loftus said that suggestions can also create false memories or false memories. The way a person conveys information with certain words affects memories, where what others say is something that can be remembered, even though the facts may not happen.

Most fake memories are light in nature, such as misremembering when putting goods. However, in certain situations, fake memories can have a serious impact if not handled.

Such as misidentification of criminal cases, where a person makes a mistake in identifying the perpetrator and leads to a wrong sentence. The wrong testimony in the interrogation by making suggestions can also affect the witness' memory and can create harmful false memories.

The most accurate memory is fresh memory or has just happened. Over time, memory can fade so that false memories can arise that can occur to anyone. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the meaning of fake memories so that they can be careful in managing information and interpreting our own memories so that they do not have a detrimental impact.