The theory states that during any event, the brain makes traces of important information from that event. The traces can be separated in two categories.
It is a mental image that provide a general sense of the entirety of an event. A person would remind the important things of an event but not specific details.
After a soccer game, one’s may remember the score. However, the player may forget specific details, such as the period in which a teammate scored a goal.The player’s mind can create a false memory and say that the goal was scored in the second time when, actually, it was on the first time.
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Verbatim Trace
Focuses on specific details and normally is item-based. The focus is on a particular item or a specific moment from an event.The memory creates verbatim traces that omit the essence of the event.
