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Hannah is a strict parent, and does not recall that she herself got drunk at her senior prom, which does not "fit" with the way she currently views herself. this is an example of

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The scenario in which Hannah who is a strict parent, and does not recall that she herself got drunk at her senior prom, which does not "fit" with the way she currently views herself is an example of the Pollyanna principle.
The Pollyanna principle is a psychological tendency for people to remember pleasant items more accurately than unpleasant. It is also called the positivity bias.
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