".. those (ideas) that are oftenest refreshed by a frequent return of the objects or actions that produce them, fix themselves best in the memory, and remain clearest and longest there..." (pg 99, Locke)"
When something is constantly being repeated, it is easiest for the mind to store it in its memory. For instance, if someone spends a large quantity of time with either a specific person, or if they are even exposed to a constant behavior, many different stimulants will trigger a memory of that subject when they aren't around it. Consistency and repitition are also one of the basic building blocks for intelligence also. By constantly imprinting something in someone's mind, it is seen and/or noticed more and more and eventually it becomes learned. It will even be triggered when the slightest hint of it is mentioned elsewhere.
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i agree with locke. if there is an idea that is always reminded to you and is trigered when seeing something similiar, that idea will be the most vivid idea in your mind and the one you will remember the most with sufficient details. those ideas overcome the other ideas leaving them in the shadow where it becomes more of a blur rather than a stable memory.
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