The Truth About the Memory of a Child

About this episode

Kate Mason discusses the complexities of children's memory with Associate Professor Celine Vangolde.

Your memory might feel certain, but it is not a recording. In this fascinating episode of Parenting and Personalities, Kate speaks with Associate Professor Celine Vangolde from the University of Sydney about how memory really works, especially in children. Celine explains why two people can live through the same moment and remember it differently, why memories are reconstructed rather than replayed, and how emotions, context, language, stress, and other people’s stories can change...

People in this episode

Host: Kate Mason

Guest: Celine Vangolde

Topics covered

• memory
• children
• psychology
• emotions
• reconstruction

Keywords

• memory
• children
• psychology
• emotions
• context
• stress
• reconstruction

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Sydney

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