This article talked about how our memories are very fallible. Basically what this means is that as soon as an event happens and we place it in our minds, we almost automatically switch some of the details. These details can be anything from a word you switch around or a name you forget. They can be small, but initially they are something that we forgot. This is why when you remember an even that occured it's called a rumor.. But is it not an exact replica of the actual event.
These memory "slips" are classified into seven different categories: transcience, absent-mindedness, blocking, misattribution, suggestibility, bias and persistance. But although our memories falter, it's better than having no memory at all. Such as people with severe amnesia who can't remember their own names or preform simple tasks.
If you ask me I would take a faltering memory over a total loss of memory any day of the week! What about you?
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I definitely agree with you! I would much rather have a faltering memory than have no memory at all. I can understand the fact that we tend to switch names or words around when talking about an event we experienced, but I definitely could not remember every little detail. So yes, even though I may switch some things around when talking about an event, its still a memory.
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