Spinning the Stories of our Lives

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Retelling Is Not the Same as Recalling (2007, background): “In one study, 33 undergraduates recorded descriptions and characteristics of 1,059 retellings of personal memories over the course of 1 month ( Marsh & Tversky, 2004 ).”
Word of mouth and interpersonal communication: A review and directions for future research (2014, background): “Around 60% of stories are distorted in one way or another (Marsh & Tversky, 2004), and entertainment goals lead people to exaggerate and make stories more extreme (Burrus, Kruger, & Jurgens, 2006; also see Heath, 1996).”
Flashbulb memories are special after all; in phenomenology, not accuracy (2007, background): “Furthermore, the goal of a rehearsal can influence what is recalled, omitted or exaggerated (Dudukovic, Marsh, & Tversky, 2004; Hyman, 1994; Marsh & Tversky, 2004).”
Conversational Functions of Autobiographical Remembering: Long-Married Couples Talk About Conflicts and Pleasant Topics (2002, background): “However, the existing literature provides evidence on participants’ own observations, against which our findings can be compared (e.g., Hyman & Faries, 1992; Marsh & Tversky, 2000; Webster, 1997).”