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Date Posted: 02:15:29 04/18/04 Sun
Author: Adilbrand
Subject: Re: The essence of memory...
In reply to: mvd 's message, "The essence of memory..." on 21:56:16 04/17/04 Sat

That is an established science. I teach that entire concept in my Strategies for Success: Thought Patterns for a Successful Career class.

Words trigger pictures, which in turn trigger emotions - which is the most powerful things stored in memory. The words and pictures do not need to be "real" for the emotion to be stored - and becoming part of memory. That emotion creates vividness, and the more emotion you felt about something, the more vivid and real the memory will be, regardless of the historical facts of the occasion.

In class, we use an equation for this. I x V = R. That stands for Imagination x Vividness = Reality (in the subconscious). If you vividly imagine something, it becomes real in the mind. That is why people need to avoid imagining failure... but I digress.

You might look into A. Bandura's Self-Efficacy, J. Barling's Self-Efficacy Beliefs and Performance, H. Gardner's The Mind's New Science (published in 185 in "A History of the Cognitive Revolution") and M. Mahoney's 1978 book, Cognition and Behavior Modification, which all discuss these theories in more scientific detail than I care to.

There is no difference between "real" memories and those implanted by a story. Heck, if you replay a memory over and over, your body will react as though it is happening again. If you keep reinforcing a false belief, you will be more and more convinced it is true. Your mind will actually filter out conflicting data.

People who tell a lie often enough tend to start to believe that lie is the truth. I x V = R

Repeating a thought over and over builds a strong belief, especially if that thought is vivid and emotional.

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Re: The essence of memory... -- mt. healthy mountaineer, 23:50:01 04/19/04 Mon
- Re: The essence of memory... -- Adilbrand, 17:20:37 04/20/04 Tue
  - Re: The essence of memory... -- mt. healthy mountaineer, 02:16:51 04/24/04 Sat
Re: The essence of memory... -- mt. healthy mountaineer, 00:08:51 04/20/04 Tue