Question

​Cliff has vivid memories of burning his hand on a birthday candle at his seventh birthday party. But his mother corrects him, saying, "You never burned your hand. But I would tell you at every birthday to be careful of the candles." Which theoretical model best accounts for Cliff’s misremembering?

Answer 1

constructionist theory

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the constructionist theory in order for a person to understand the world around them a person creates mental models. This learning process is cumulative i.e., the person learns new things by using the information they already posses.

Here, Cliff has created a mental model which makes him think that he was told to be careful of candles because of some event that occurred in the past. His mind has created a mental model where he burnt his hand and hence was told to be careful of the candles.