Which of the Following Statements Would Be Most Consistent with the Constructivist

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements would be most consistent with the constructivist approach to memory?

• A) "We often reconstruct the specific details of an event, and we fail to see its similarity to other similar events in our life."
• B) "Our memory for an event sometimes changes over time, depending on our current beliefs."
• C) "Memory resembles a blank slate, on which the events of our life are recorded; the marks on that slate that are most permanent will be the ones that endure in our memory."
• D) "The constructivist approach is especially useful when people want to increase the accuracy of their memory."

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