telescoping effect
/ˈtelɪskoʊpɪŋ ɪˌfekt/
perceiving recent events as more remote and remote events as more recent
telescoping effect in a sentence
“The telescoping effect made it seem like years since the party that was only months ago.”
Origin of telescoping effect
Greek tele far off + skopein to look + Latin effectus
Related Words
positivity effect
older adults favoring positive over negative information in memory
rosy retrospection
remembering the past as better than it was
peak-end rule
judging experiences based on their peak intensity and how they ended
false memory
a recollection that seems real but is fabricated or distorted
cryptomnesia
a forgotten memory returning without recognition as such
source confusion
misattributing the source of a memory