Reconstructive memory Flashcards
What is a schema?
An idea or script about the world that we have already learnt
Memory is not a complete accurate…
Video recording, it is changed and simplified when we recall it
Memory is likened to a…
Notebook, important points are interpreted. When we come to recall we use the notes and actively reinterpret them
Retrieval of stored memories is…
An active process, piece together a range of info based on past expectations and fill in the gaps to make a story that makes sense to us
Bartlett states that…
We mentally rummage and draw on schemes when we try to recall an event
What is confabulation
Info is added to fill in the gaps
What is rationalisation?
Info is altered to make memories make sense
Contributions to society… RM
Highlights how EWT is not reliable. Confabulation, add details that were not there, making it inaccurate
Overly simplistic RM
Does not explain how memory is reconstructive but just describes what happens. Unlike MSM it doesn’t tell us how memories are stored
