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12. Knowledge Sources / E. Direct Knowledge / 4. Memory
Memories often conform to a theory, rather than being neutral [Gelman]
     Full Idea: Memory is notorious for conforming to theory (rather than memory being a neutral source of information).
     From: Susan A. Gelman (The Essential Child [2003], 09 'Theory')
     A reaction: This observation by a psychologist is music to sceptics about objectivity. Memory is so fundamental to our basic epistemology that it could even be the nature of thought itself.