Secular Café: What is really real? Memory modification...

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What is really real? Memory modification... Apr 8th 2012, 12:22 (If this should be in a different sub-forum please move as appropriate) Quote: Everybody Is Stupid Except You The truth about learning and memory. by Nate Kornell Ph.D. The Fatal Flaw of the Storyteller Your memory changes every time you tell a story. Published on March 27, 2012 by Nate Kornell, Ph.D. in Everybody Is Stupid Except You A recent New York Times series revealed a lot about Apple's manufacturing process in China. Although the articles were fascinating, they weren't full of drama or poignant moments. They weren't stories. This American Life ran the opposite sort of story. Mike Daisey, a storyteller adopting the guise of a journalist, told about his own investigation of Apple. His story was chock full of dramatic moments. It was also full of lies. To their credit, This American Life put together an amazing show chronicling in graphic detail what went wrong. In part, it came down to a he-said she-said problem. Daisey admits that parts of his story aren't true (at least the way normal people define true). But there are other elements he claims are true. His translator, who was with him the whole time, says they are false. For example, he says he spoke to a factory worker who said she was 13 years old. He also says she spoke to him in English. His translator says none of the workers said they were 13 and none of them (on this day at least) spoke in English. Who to Trust? These events took place two years ago, so both parties have had plenty of time to forget. Mr. Daisey also has a reason to lie, and a track record of doing so. But let's assume Mr. Daisey really believes what he is (now) saying. We have one person (Mr. Daisey) who has spent two years developing and telling this story over and over again, and one (his translator) who hasn't thought about it at all. So who should we trust? Mike Daisey has been rehearsing and strengthening his memories for years; he's basically been studying the story. The intuitive answer is he should remember it more accurately. This intuitive answer is wrong. .... http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/...he-storyteller

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