Tribal peoples sometimes perform amazing memory feats, such as learning kinship lines for many generations or recognizing relatively minute differences between cows. These findings point to the importance of __________
a) cultural influences on memory.
b) mnemonic devices.
c) memorization through repetition.
d) photographic memories.
a Explanation: Various avenues of research have conclusively demonstrated that memory is
not a passive process, but an active, constructive event that is influenced by many factors,
including culture.
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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