tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972963159508058911.post3922187852433992281..comments2023-06-25T08:49:56.019-05:00Comments on VALERIE CAPPS - AUTHOR: MEMORIES SOMETIMES LIEValerie Cappshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693254213178477800noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972963159508058911.post-7896043539852634092017-03-13T08:54:00.395-05:002017-03-13T08:54:00.395-05:00It was a little disconcerting to me to learn my me...It was a little disconcerting to me to learn my memories are faulty. It also made me wonder how accurate accounts of historical events are. Valerie Cappshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693254213178477800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972963159508058911.post-59165349009789713732017-03-13T01:26:27.382-05:002017-03-13T01:26:27.382-05:00This reminds me of something I heard on the radio ...This reminds me of something I heard on the radio show This American Life. A husband was recalling when he and his wife were out and about and saw Princess Di. She waved, and it looked like Princess Di was waving to the wife and the wife waved back. It turns out, she was waving at someone else. The husband recalls this very clearly, but the problem is that he wasn't actually there. He had told the story so many times that he believed he was there. (Also, my memory of this might be a little off!)Jenny Baranickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01279021611332864848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972963159508058911.post-2222863085059962522017-03-09T14:14:59.707-06:002017-03-09T14:14:59.707-06:00Thank you Diane. I STILL hate Super Bowl Sunday! ...Thank you Diane. I STILL hate Super Bowl Sunday! LOLValerie Cappshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693254213178477800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972963159508058911.post-63484265513794501032017-03-09T12:05:04.586-06:002017-03-09T12:05:04.586-06:00I love your story. That is so bizarre that you cle...I love your story. That is so bizarre that you clearly remember it and yet... Having to compete with the superbowl is like competing about the wind. Perhaps you could have sung and danced a bit during delivery and told them it was the half-time show? Found you through the IWSG and I'm glad I did. Good luck with your writing. http://www.dianeweidenbenner.com/iwsg-chicken-or-the-egg/Dihiwihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15246560909358107890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972963159508058911.post-69128964585888182852017-03-07T13:06:35.322-06:002017-03-07T13:06:35.322-06:00I hope that's the case. DNA has proved without...I hope that's the case. DNA has proved without a doubt that many eyewitness reports are incorrect.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972963159508058911.post-46460913230341922412017-03-06T19:38:12.055-06:002017-03-06T19:38:12.055-06:00I don't think the courts rely on eyewitnesses ...I don't think the courts rely on eyewitnesses today as much as they did in the past. DNA has cleared enough people in recent years to bring eyewitness accounts in question. Valerie Cappshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693254213178477800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972963159508058911.post-29160877239836572402017-03-06T19:27:43.327-06:002017-03-06T19:27:43.327-06:00I don't know why the courts still rely on eyew...I don't know why the courts still rely on eyewitness accounts.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972963159508058911.post-78100757363472507452017-03-06T19:17:53.516-06:002017-03-06T19:17:53.516-06:00No, I haven't see that one. Interesting. I nee...No, I haven't see that one. Interesting. I need to check it out. Valerie Cappshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693254213178477800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972963159508058911.post-16279476900907263452017-03-06T19:16:23.876-06:002017-03-06T19:16:23.876-06:00Have you seen the movie Inside Out? In it, the mai...Have you seen the movie Inside Out? In it, the main character remembers an event from her childhood and colors it differently in the remembering. I think that's what happens. Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972963159508058911.post-45625923766576826332017-03-06T16:34:33.486-06:002017-03-06T16:34:33.486-06:00I haven't heard the term "memory bias.&qu...I haven't heard the term "memory bias." I need to Google that one. I find it so strange that memories can change. It makes me wonder about everything I thought I knew about my past and about my personal history! Valerie Cappshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693254213178477800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972963159508058911.post-46111001721001178462017-03-06T14:40:06.975-06:002017-03-06T14:40:06.975-06:00When I compare events with friends or relatives, I...When I compare events with friends or relatives, I often find our memories differ. Who knows what really happened? There's also something called "memory bias"--two people will always remember an event differently because of that, even minutes after it happened.Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.com