You don't really remember what you did at Thanksgiving two years ago, but you can give a fairly close description by using general information about holiday traditions, where you lived, and other schemas.This illustrates the:
A)cue-dependent nature of long-term memory
B)transfer-appropriate nature of long-term memory
C)reconstructive nature of long-term memory
D)distributed nature of long-term memory

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This scenario illustrates the reconstructive nature of long-term memory, where our memories are not exact replicas of past events but rather constructed from information stored in our schemas and prior knowledge. The individual is able to give a fairly close description of their Thanksgiving two years ago by utilizing general information about holiday traditions, where they lived, and other schemas because their memory has been reconstructed using this information.

You Don't Really Remember What You Did at Thanksgiving Two