Karl and Dee had a joyful wedding ceremony and reception.After their painful divorce,however,they began to remember the wedding as a somewhat hectic and unpleasant event.Their recollections best illustrate the nature of
A) proactive interference.
B) memory construction.
C) repression.
D) anterograde amnesia.

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Memory construction refers to the fact that our memories are not perfect records of events, but rather are influenced by our past experiences, beliefs, and even current moods. In this case, Karl and Dee's recollection of their wedding ceremony and reception has been influenced by their subsequent divorce, leading them to remember the event negatively despite the fact that it was joyful at the time.

Karl and Dee Had a Joyful Wedding Ceremony and Reception