idealized memory

language: en

definitions

  1. A cognitive bias where an individual remembers past events more positively than they actually occurred, often by filtering out negative details and emphasizing positive ones.
    en: A cognitive bias where an individual remembers past events more positively than they actually occurred, often by filtering out negative details and emphasizing positive ones.
  2. The representation of a person, event, or period in art or literature as being better or more perfect than it truly was.
    en: The representation of a person, event, or period in art or literature as being better or more perfect than it truly was.

examples

  1. Due to idealized memory, she believes her childhood summers were perfect, forgetting the many rainy days.

    Due to idealized memory, she believes her childhood summers were perfect, forgetting the many rainy days.

  2. The novel relies on an idealized memory of the Victorian era to create a sense of nostalgia.

    The novel relies on an idealized memory of the Victorian era to create a sense of nostalgia.