reconstructive memory

Question 1

Reconstructed memory, Bartlett 1932

Answer 1

we store fragments of information, when we recall we reconstruct these fragments into meaningful whole, the result is not totally accurate

Question 2

Bartletts war of the ghost

Answer 2

Bartletts war of the ghost study aimed to measure the accuracy of reconstructed memory and identify how schemas may effect them

Question 3

Rationalisation

Answer 3

when part of a memory is left out, so what remains is shorter

Question 4

Confabulation

Answer 4

mental frameworks of beliefs and expectations that influence cognitive processing

Question 5

Shortening

Answer 5

pieces of stored information are reassembled during recall, the process is guided by our schema so we produce a ‘memory’ that makes sense

Question 6

Reconstructive memory

Answer 6

when parts of a memory are distorted to fit your schema, to make the memory meaningful

Question 7

Schema

Answer 7

when details are added to a memory to fill in the gaps to make recall meaningful