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memory
You interpret your own past as more stable than it was.
In a 2000 study, individuals retrospectively adjusted their past attitudes to align with their current beliefs, falsely remembering their younger selves as holding their modern opinions.
Ross and Wilson, 2000, Psychological Bulletin
You are constantly rewriting the history of your own mind.
Where this comes from
- Study
- Ross and Wilson, 2000, Psychological Review
- What the check found
- The core finding is accurate to the authors' work, but the publication venue is misattributed.
- Confidence
- Solid, with limits
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