Cognitive Learning: My First Memory

Memory:

The very first memory I have is when I was about three years old. During that time, I slept in my parents’ room with my parents and my nanny. I slept on the mattress that was on the floor while my parents slept on the bed next to me. I loved drinking milk, so on that very night—even it was really late—I drank about six boxes of milk. After I lied down for a while, I sat up and puked on the mattress.

After Class Discussion:

After Mr. Anthony listed the class’ first memories and explained about memory storage, the first point I learned is that the first memory a person can recall must happen when he or she is between three to five years old (most likely to be give). It is so because when a person is younger than the age, the neurons of the brain does not have the ability to retain memories.

The second point is that the first memory usually has strong emotion content; it is commonly associated with fears, joy, or discomfort. Looking at the class’ first memories, some of the ages assumed were lower than five or even three; it is so, as the third point states, because these memories are either planted by a picture of the event or told by a family member. When a person is told and seen a picture, he or she tends to later believe that he or she can remember the event itself.