'Three groups of thirty-six boys were asked to state their earliest memories and to give other early memories relating to parents, other children, etc., and to tell whether each memory was pleasant, unpleasant, or indiffernt. Two of the groups were from highly unfavorable environments (slums and a mountain settlement) and one was from a highly favorable environment.' Boys from unfavorable environments produced twice as many unpleasant memories as boys from the favorable environments. There was some tendency for the 'more maladjusted boys' to produce greater percentages of unpleasant memories.