It was to expand the government’s ability to identify terrorist
The effect of emotional content
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In general, we remember emotionally charged events better than boring ones.
The memory of strong, emotional pictures and events may override other less relevant ones. Thus, you may be less likely to remember information if it is followed by something that is strongly emotional. This effect appears to be stronger for women.
It does seem that memories are treated differently depending on whether they are good or bad. Specifically, pleasant emotions appear to go away more slowly from our memory than unpleasant emotions, but among those with mild depression.
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