Individual difference in memory

Question 1

Schemas

Answer 1

• Bartletts suggests that we all have similar schemas but they can be heavily influenced by experience

Question 2

Research evidence for schemas

Answer 2

• There is research evidence that shows that schemas can lead to different perceptions and recalls of memories
• Bartlett told his participants a Native American Legend called ‘The War of Ghosts’
• The participants changed subjects of the story to make it fir into their own cultures like canoes into boats and seals hunting into fishing
• This demonstrates that the memory of the story was affected and changed by British schemas