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memory reconstruction  

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  • All aspects of episodic (information about events) and semantic (knowledge about the world) memory can be influenced by reconstructions based on inferences due to general knowledge or current beliefs, including stereotypical ones. This aspect of memory may serve the once adaptive purpose to keep a consistent and updated model of the world, but it may also lead to memory illusions under certain conditions. [Source: Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making; Memory Reconstruction]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/memory_reconstruction

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