Performance falls as an unrehearsed delay lengthens, but particular story details change toward familiar meanings. A different patient loses old memories yet can form new ones.
Compare duration-versus-meaning evidence with amnesia evidence for reductionism.
24 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Psychology 2.3 Issues and debates, covering 2.3.1 Reductionism and holism debate. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.