Full Idea
Memory is notorious for conforming to theory (rather than memory being a neutral source of information).
Gist of Idea
Memories often conform to a theory, rather than being neutral
Source
Susan A. Gelman (The Essential Child [2003], 09 'Theory')
Book Reference
Gelman,Susan A.: 'The Essential Child' [OUP 2005], p.269
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.