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Overview: Section 24.1 of your text contains a brief description of Jill Price, a woman who possessed a "super memory". Price was able to recall, with startling clarity, every day of her life since the age of 14. Imagine what it would be like to also have such an exceptional memory. Instructions: • In what way do you think your life would be different with such accurate recall of your autobiographical memory? Beyond how exhausting having such a memory would be, what are some other downsides? if given the chance improve your memory to this extent, would you take it? Why or why not? • After your first reply, you will be able to read others. • You do not have to reply to a classmates, but you are welcome to do so. Grading Value: 10 Points Possible Criteria: See the ACT (Without Discussion) Rubric in the syllabus Response due by Sunday of week three by 11:59 PM. Due Date & Time: Type here to search O

in what do you think your life would be different with such accurate recall of your autobiographical memory?

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I am not sure if having a good memory is nice for us or not. I read this in an old book, that the secret of happiness is to have a bad memory. This allows us to not pile on things in life and move ahead with change. This ensures that we do not have any kind of grudges against those who did bad to us at one time, as we cannot recollect much. It ensures that change comes in our life as time passes by. But those who have good memory, remember each and every moment all their life and it gets tough to walk away from the reality soon.