Suppose you were shown a picture from the scene of an accident you had witnessed several days earlier.Your memory for the scene would probably:
A) be highly accurate for meaning,as well as for minute detail.
B) sense immediately that the picture was reversed,even if the gist of events was fuzzy.
C) be inaccurate for both minute detail and meaning.
D) preserve the general meaning of the scene but miss the fact that the picture was in reverse orientation.

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Human memory tends to preserve the general meaning or gist of an event rather than the specific details. This means that while the overall understanding of the scene is maintained, finer details such as the orientation of the picture might not be accurately remembered.

Suppose You Were Shown a Picture from the Scene of an Accident