Think about one of your early childhood memories, something that happened to you when you were very young. How clearly do you remember this episode?

Some details are probably more accessible to you than others, and you remember those clearly. Some details are a bit vague. Some details or contextual information is not available, there are gaps.

Now imagine you were to tell this childhood memory to someone else. To make the story more coherent, you might want to ll in some gaps with details that seem logical to you, for example, if this happened in the morning and you were on your way somewhere, you were probably on your way to school. The next time you retell this story, you will be more likely to mention that you were on your way to school, and what’s more, you will think you are mm it. Interestingly, the more often you recollect (reconstruct) your childhood memories, the less accurate they can become