schemas

Question 1

who theorised ideas around schemas

Answer 1

bartlett

Question 2

define a schema

Answer 2

using past knoladge or information to help aid recall and fill in blanks in memory - leading to distortion in memory

Question 3

what is evidance to support schemas

Answer 3

bartlett war of the ghosts

Question 4

how does war of the ghosts support

Answer 4

pp where told a story called war of the ghosts from indian culture, when asked to recall pp filled in blanks in their memory with schemas wich where more appropriate to their british culture - e.g canoe into boat as well as assimilation
t/f increases the validity of schemas showing how past information can distort recall

Question 5

what is anouther strength of schemas

Answer 5

can help police as it can allow police to be aware that ewt may not be reliable due to schemas to fill in blanks
t/f this information can mak police use ither evidnace aswell and reduce wrongfull convitions

Question 6

what is a weakness of schemas

Answer 6

alternative thoeries

Question 7

expand on the idea of alternative theories

Answer 7

tulving argues that episodic and semantic memoriess make up ltm and help recall not schemas

Question 8

what is anouther weaknes

Answer 8

critise bartlett