reconstructive memory

A psychological concept referring to the process by which memories are not exact replicas of past events but are actively reconstructed and modified each time they are recalled, often influenced by new information, beliefs, or context.

• 🇷🇺Психологическая концепция, согласно которой воспоминания не являются точными копиями прошлых событий, а активно реконструируются и изменяются при каждом их воспроизведении, часто под влиянием новой информации, убеждений или контекста.

1. Memory reconstruction process C1 formal

   The psychological theory that memories are not exact copies of past events but are actively reconstructed each time they are recalled, often influenced by current knowledge, beliefs, and context.

   • Reconstructive memory explains why two witnesses to the same crime often give different accounts.
   • The psychologist discussed how reconstructive memory can lead to false memories.
   • When you recall a childhood event, you are using reconstructive memory, not playing back a recording.

   🇷🇺Реконструктивная память