Mental Health Perspectives: People Remember Things That Never Happened
Featuring Dr. John Huber & Kristin Walker
Your Earliest Childhood Memories May Be False & 50% Of People “Remember” Events That Never Happened
•Can you trust your very first childhood memories? Maybe not, a new study suggests. People’s earliest memories are typically formed around 3 to 3.5 years of age, past research has shown.
•But in a survey of more than 6,600 people, British scientists found that 39 percent of participants claimed to have memories from age 2 or younger, with some people claiming memories from age 1 or younger. These first memories are likely false, the researchers said.
Story Link: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/your-earliest-childhood-memories-maybe-false/
Story Link II: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/half-of-people-remember-events-that-never-happened/
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