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{{Short description|Error caused by a memory fault}}
'''Memory gaps and errors''' refer to the incorrect [[Recall (memory)|recall]], or complete loss, of information in the [[memory]] system for a specific detail and/or event. Memory errors may include remembering events that never occurred, or remembering them differently from the way they actually happened.<ref name="Roediger">Roediger, H. L., III, & McDermott, K. B. (1995). Creating false memories: Remembering words not presented in lists. ''Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 21'', 803–814</ref> These errors or gaps can occur due to a number of different reasons, including the emotional involvement in the situation, expectations and environmental changes. As the retention interval between [[Encoding (memory)|encoding]] and retrieval of the memory lengthens, there is an increase in both the amount that is forgotten, and the likelihood of a memory error occurring.
==Overview==
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