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GCSE Psychology · key term
Unintentionally filling gaps in memory with inaccurate details that the person believes are true.
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Paper 2
Revise: Reconstructive Memory Theory and EvaluationConfabulation occurs when a person unintentionally fills gaps in memory with inaccurate details that they believe are true. It is different from lying, which involves deliberately giving a false account.
Distinguish confabulation from lying: the person believes the added details are genuine memories.
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