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Rocco v
Rocco v asked in Social SciencePsychology · 5 years ago

Why can one remember some things crystal clear and others not?

I can remember certain people, items, numbers and events many years back. Some things that happened recently too. But others I totally forget or cannot recall. Even from a few days back. How does that work?

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  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Selective priorities. IF you are MOTIVATED by something and properly stimulated...you will remember it. If it was not important and you did not associate a common idea to it at the time you won't remember it.

    For instance...I could never remember the name of a friends dog (she kept getting the SAME BREED OVER and OVER so the NEW one got a NEW name). This time I associated the dog with a set of MOOSE HORNS...like those on BULLWINKLE. I think HORNS....BULLWINKLE and then the DOG'S name which is ROCKY! Bullwinkle and ROCKY was a cartoon decades ago...but I remember it.

  • Joseph hola
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    Yes I know, if it's important to you you will remember it. That's how i used to remember things very well as a kid.

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