idealized memory

language: es

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.
    es: Memoria idealizada
  2. The representation of a person, event, or period in art or literature as being better or more perfect than it truly was.
    es: Representación idealizada

examples

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

    Debido a una memoria idealizada, ella cree que sus veranos de infancia fueron perfectos, olvidando los muchos días de lluvia.

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

    La novela se basa en una memoria idealizada de la era victoriana para crear una sensación de nostalgia.