Daniel Schacter Quotes

We don't want a memory that is going to store every bit of every experience. We would be overwhelmed with clutter of useless trivia ... We're probably better off having ... a more selective coding of info.

- Daniel Schacter

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We don't want a memory that is going to store every bit of every experience. We would be overwhelmed with clutter of useless trivia ... We're probably better off having ... a more selective coding of info. - Daniel Schacter

Memory is not a simple replay. The bits of information that we recover from the past are often influenced by our knowledge, beliefs and feelings. - Daniel Schacter

This is a source of great worry for some people. Without memory, we wouldn't be able to perform basic skills. We wouldn't have a sense of self. We wouldn't be able to remember our personal experiences. - Daniel Schacter