According to the traditional theory of memory, memory is like a videotape, each recall is to find a certain video within the corresponding time in the brain to play back
The theory of scene construction gives another explanation for memory: the human brain only records fragments when it encodes memory; when needed, the human brain connects and complements these fragments in a logical way consistent with the state of the subject's current beliefs to form memories
According to one statistic, eyewitnesses identify people whom the police know to be incorrect in 20% to 25% of cases.