The inaccuracies of Jim’s recollection of what happened in the past occurs because as new memories are formed in his brain, old memories are being whipped out from his long-term memory. His emotions he felt at the time when the event took place created an automatic encoded memory stamp that took no effort being placed in his long-term memory bank. In other words, this false memory created by Jim became part of actual memory which in turn affects the accuracy of what really happened. As time goes by, that flashbulb memory from his childhood often deteriorate due to it being altered or revised so many times during the retrieval process. Over time, this memory can be completely inaccurate. The reason for the deterioration is due to the way
