recovered memory
a memory of a past event that has been recalled after having been forgotten or repressed for a long time.: Compare false-memory syndrome.
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How to use recovered memory in a sentence
Few issues spur as much disagreement in the psychological community as that of recovered memory.
Casey Schwartz on a mind-boggling claim of "recovered memory" rocking a tiny Missouri town.
But without proof, jurors may be uncomfortable relying on something as theoretical as recovered memory.
The new research seems to thrust even more doubt onto the notion of recovered memory.
British Dictionary definitions for recovered memory
the alleged recollection of traumatic events from childhood by a person undergoing psychotherapy: See also false memory syndrome
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