Psychology - Research Paper Example

Earliest Memories A. One of my earliest memories is when I was in my preparatory level in school. I remembered that a classmate who sat behind me was always pulling my hair and I was so helpless against her. For several days, she did that to me until I got the courage to tell my teacher. My teacher then transferred me to the last row so no one can pull my hair. This type of memory is what one may call the “long-term memory”. It happened several decades ago and it is a specific event which happened to me in school.

I remember this event vividly because it was my first experience of being “bullied”. It was also an experience where I did not have my parents with me and I felt there was no one to protect me. It is an example of an episodic declarative memory because it is a recall of a specific event in my life.B. I consider this a negative event because I do not feel happy when I remember it.C. This memory is so vivid because I can still remember the face of my classmate. I also remember the physical and emotional pain that I experienced from this memory.D. I was only five years old at that time and I was the youngest in class.

Yes, I think that my age at that time had something to do with my memory because as a child, bullying experiences can really stick to one’s mind.