Regarding long-term memories, which of the following statements is FALSE?

a. Gaps in one's memory are common.
b. It is possible to believe that you remember things that never happened.
c. As new long-term memories are stored, older memories are often updated, changed, lost, or revised.
d. When we fill in gaps in memory with logic, guessing, or new information, it is referred to as chunking or recoding.


D

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