J. (January 29, 2016). Like in the movie Inside Out, when Riley visits her new room and her emotions show up on the control panel, creating memories of anger, disgust, sadness and fear. As Riley's perception of the room is influenced by his emotions, memories are created. Another example of how memories can be formed through learning is when Joy talks about the core memory of "Honestly Island" and how Riley learns that honesty is the best policy. Memories are an important part of a child's development. In fact, with each person's development. Memories can be classified into two broad categories: “working terms” (also called “short term”) and long term memories..