The view that memory is based on recreating representations of the past rather than recalled verbatim images of the past is called
A)the semantic network model.
B)the three-stage model of memory.
C)retrieval theory.
D)constructionist theory.
E)levels-of-processing theory.

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Constructionist theory suggests that memories are not exact replicas of past events but are reconstructions or interpretations of those events. This view contrasts with the idea that memories are precise, verbatim recordings.

The View That Memory Is Based on Recreating Representations of the Past