Reconstructive Memory (Bartlett - 1932)

Reconstructive Memory (Bartlett - 1932)

1. Focuses on memory errors / mis-remembering

2. LTM stores information semantically (by meaning)

3. Memory does not store information exactly the way that it happened; a perception is stored

   • Memory is not to be relied upon; it is not like a video recorder

4. If we can't remember, we 'fill in the gaps' with what we expect to have happened

5. Memory reconstructs events based on schemas

6. Schema Theory argues that memories are stored as 'pockets of knowldege

7. Memory recall is based on pre-existing schematic knowledge, rather than what actually happened