Hi!
Reconstructive memory is a theory of memory recall, in which the act of remembering is influenced by various other cognitive processes including perception, imagination, semantic memory and beliefs, amongst others
It suggests that in the absence of all information, we fill in the gaps to make more sense of what happened.
It also refers to the process of assembling information from stored knowledge when a clear or coherent memory of specific events does not exist. For example, an interviewer may work with crime victim to assemble a memory of the traumatic events surrounding a crime.
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