Mnemic neglect is a term used in social psychology to describe a pattern of selective forgetting in which certain autobiographical memories are recalled more easily when they are consistent with a positive self-concept. The mnemic neglect model holds that memory is self-protective specifically when information is negative, self-referent and concerns a central personality trait.
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Core ClaimMnemic neglect is a pattern of selective forgetting in which autobiographical memories are recalled more easily if consistent with a positive self-concept. 1 Classification
Type of PhenomenonSocial or Interpersonal Phenomenon 1 Connections
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Source Mnemic neglect (Wikipedia)
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1. Mnemic neglect (Wikipedia)
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Mnemic neglect is a term used in social psychology to describe a pattern of selective forgetting in which certain autobiographical memories tend to be recalled more easily if they are consistent with positive self-concept.
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Mnemic neglect is a term used in social psychology to describe a pattern of selective forgetting in which certain autobiographical memories tend to be recalled more easily if they are consistent with positive self-concept.
In Branch: Cognitive Psychology, Categories
Wikipedia article 'Mnemic neglect' is filed under Category:Memory biases.
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