The Validity of Repressed Memory

The Validity of Repressed Memory. Memory is the mental faculty of retaining and recalling past experiences. A repressed memory is one that is retained in the sub conscious mind, where one is not aware of it but where it can still affect conscious thoughts and behaviour. There are a lot of models that try to explain how memory works. Nevertheless, we still don’t know exactly how memory works. Unfortunately, there is still a lot …

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