Amara conducted a laboratory experiment on memory reconstruction. Participants spent 45 seconds in a chef's professional kitchen and were subsequently asked to recall as many objects from the kitchen as they could. Some objects were typical of a kitchen setting, whereas others were highly atypical for that environment.
| Category of items | Typical culinary items | Atypical/unusual items |
|---|---|---|
| Mean number of items recalled | 18 | 5 |
Analyse Amara's findings in Table 1 to explain whether they support a prediction derived from reconstructive memory theory.
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