What Feature of Memory Leads Us to Be Vulnerable to Faulty

question 255

Multiple Choice

What feature of memory leads us to be vulnerable to faulty reconstructions of memory?

• A) the fact that we benefit from visual and phonological codes for sensory information
• B) that we tend to rely on semantic codes when we encode information in long-term memory
• C) the way that our emotions can influence the consolidation of our memories
• D) the fact that information that comes before or after a critical event can influence memory of the critical event

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