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Denji, a 44-year-old man, almost gets hit by a car while crossing a road. he suddenly remembers being in a terrible car accident as a small child. his father confirms that it did, indeed, happen, but they never discussed it with denji. psychologists would call this a(n):

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Psychologists would call this recovered memory.
Denji was in a car accident when he was a small child, however, he managed to repress/forget about that until he was almost hit by a car again when he was an adult. This brought his memory to the surface and he suddenly recovered that memory he thought didn't even exist.
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