Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In psychology, subconscious memory; memory exercised by the subliminal self.
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- noun psychology The phenomenon of the reappearance of a long-forgotten
memory as if it were a new experience
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One trick is called cryptomnesia, or hidden memory.3 A delirious person may suddenly speak in a strange language he apparently never learned.
Experiencing the Next World Now Michael Grosso 2004
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One trick is called cryptomnesia, or hidden memory.3 A delirious person may suddenly speak in a strange language he apparently never learned.
Experiencing the Next World Now Michael Grosso 2004
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One trick is called cryptomnesia, or hidden memory.3 A delirious person may suddenly speak in a strange language he apparently never learned.
Experiencing the Next World Now Michael Grosso 2004
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What is called cryptomnesia in one context is known as social learning theory in another.
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And if it is real, is unconscious copying (or "cryptomnesia" to those who study the phenomenon) preventable?
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Nevertheless, the phenomenon of "cryptomnesia", of mistakenly treating something one has heard as a memory of one's own experience, is a documented psychological phenomenon.
Mistaken Memories James F. McGrath 2009
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Nevertheless, the phenomenon of "cryptomnesia", of mistakenly treating something one has heard as a memory of one's own experience, is a documented psychological phenomenon.
Archive 2009-01-01 James F. McGrath 2009
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Over the last 20 years, Marsh has designed numerous models for studying cryptomnesia in the lab.
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Henry Roediger, a memory expert at Washington University in St. Louis, said that cryptomnesia is partially caused by the lopsidedness of our memories: it's easier to remember information than it is to remember its source.
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This disconnect, coupled with errors in remembering the source of ideas, words, or even whole phrases, may be responsible for cryptomnesia.
thinkingsage commented on the word cryptomnesia
(n): a buried memory.
October 11, 2008
shevek commented on the word cryptomnesia
More specifically, a memory that masquerades as original inspiration. The bane of songwriters.
October 16, 2008
quotato commented on the word cryptomnesia
Mary had a big black sheep
His fleece was black as coal
Looks like I fleeced somebody's poem...
December 12, 2008
bilby commented on the word cryptomnesia
And for the place where galaxies weep
I'm knitting a giant black hole.
December 12, 2008
hgould3 commented on the word cryptomnesia
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2007 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
September 29, 2010
jwjarvis commented on the word cryptomnesia
explanation for plagiarism
December 4, 2010