egocentric bias

 Egocentric bias is a tendency to recall information about oneself in more detail than other information. In general, the recall tends to treat oneself in a positive light but for some, the recall can reflect unwarranted negative views of the self.

In couples conflicts, each person tends to recall more details from their personal point of view, which can increase the conflict about events.

The tendency to recall positive self-characteristics yields "positive illusions" and can lead to inflated self-worth. Researchers find people select positive personality traits to describe themselves more than would be expected based on average findings. Along similar lines, negative characteristics and failures are attributed to others or forces outside oneself.

Divorce research indicates a tendency to increase self-enhancing memory biases.

Self-enhancing recall of past difficulties can exaggerate the difficulties.

A favorable view of oneself may lead to exaggerating how bad one was in the past.

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