recallbias
nounUK /rɪˈkɔːl ˈbaɪəs/
US /rɪˈkɔːl ˈbaɪəs/
When your brain remembers some things better than others, so your memory is not fair.
Because of recall bias, she remembered all the fun days of her trip and forgot the rainy ones.
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2. A mistake in a study when people do not remember past events the same way.
The survey had recall bias because sick people remembered their old habits better than healthy people did.
3. When you only remember the times you were right and forget the times you were wrong.
His recall bias made him think he always guessed the coin toss correctly.
4. When strong feelings make some memories seem bigger than they really were.
Recall bias made the scary roller coaster seem much worse than it actually was.