Which of the Following Illustrates the Constructive Nature of Memory

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which of the following illustrates the constructive nature of memory?

• A)Janice keeps calling her new boyfriend by her old boyfriend's name.
• B)After studying all afternoon and then getting drunk in the evening,Don can't remember the material he studied.
• C)After getting some good news,elated Kareem has a flood of good memories from his younger years.
• D)Although Mrs. Harvey,who has Alzheimer's disease,has many gaps in her memory,she invents sensible accounts of her activities so that her family will not worry.

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