Reconstructive memory

Question 1

what is the reproductive model for memory?

Answer 1

Ebbinhaus (1885) - classical view
memory is a reproductive process where information is encoded and retrieved as a literal copy, reproducing the original information.

Question 2

What is the reconstructive model of memory?

Answer 2

memory is a reconstructive process that involves actively interpreting the meaning of information in the context on one’s prior knowledge and beliefs and encoding this, along with a few other poignant details, in long-term memory. This is supported by the systematic errors people make when recalling information as these reflect personal biases dependent on the individual’s interpretation at the time and added information to make sense of it.
appeal to ecological validity

Question 3

What do Bartlett’s (1932) bias in picture recall studies show?

Answer 3

Procedure:
participants shown pictures 
asked to draw them a few seconds later
Results
drawings demonstrated people's original interpretations of the information as they drew what they remembered the picture to be

Question 4

What do Barlett’s (1932) bias in story recall studies show?

Answer 4

Procedure:

asked Cambridge students to remember a native American story ‘the war of the ghosts’