It's evening and we're mentally replaying the day's events.We picture our facial expressions as we listened to a friend's tale of woe.Because we were unable to see those expressions at the time,our recall illustrates

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This scenario describes memory construction, which is the process of creating a memory based on imagination, guesswork, or incomplete information. The fact that we are mentally replaying the events and imagining our own facial expressions shows that our memory is not simply a playback of what happened, but is constructed based on our interpretations and perceptions.

It's Evening and We're Mentally Replaying the Day's Events