The collective memory bias that flatters our homelands
A community’s vision of the past is often selective and biased, exaggerating its own contributions relative to others
by Jeremy K Yamashiro & Henry L Roediger, III
Henry L Roediger, III is James S McDonnell Distinguished University Professor at Washington University in St Louis. He studies human memory, in particular issues of false memory, implicit memory, applying cognitive psychology to education, and collective memory. He is co-author of Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning (Harvard/Belknap, 2014).
Written by Henry L Roediger, III