Selective memory explained

Selective memory can mean any of the following:

• Selective omission, the tendency to taboo some elements of a collective memory
• Confirmation bias, the tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses.
• Lacunar amnesia, the loss of memory about one specific event.
• Selective amnesia, the loss of memory about certain things.