idealized memory

language: pt

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

examples

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

    Devido a uma memória idealizada, ela acredita que seus verões de infância foram perfeitos, esquecendo os muitos dias de chuva.

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

    O romance baseia-se em uma memória idealizada da era vitoriana para criar uma sensação de nostalgia.