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Psy Cognitive LT6 - Reconstructive Memory - Bartlett, 1932 - Description
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- 1Memory is not a completely accurate video recording that we are able to replay exactly but is _______, _________ and __________ when we recall it.Changed, shortened and simplified
- 2Memory is likened to a notebook, where important points are ___________ (1) and jotted down (__________ (2) takes place) and when we come to ______ (3) the memory we use the notes and actively ___________ (4) them(1) interpreted
(2) processing
(3) recall
(4) reinterpret - 3Retrieval of stored memories thus involves an ______ (1) process of piecing together a range of information based on prior ____________ and _________ (2) and filling in the gaps to transform it into a coherent 'story' - it is a ______________ (3)(1) active
(2) expectations and knowledge
(3) reconstruction - 4What effect do stereotypes have on memory reconstruction?Recall involves retrieving knowledge that has been altered to fit with stereotypes the person already has
- 5What are schemas?Stored knowledge/mental representations/ideas & scripts about the world which we have already learned that give expectations and rules about what we do
- 6Schema theory suggests we use schemas that we already have to _______ (1) information and ___________ (2) these when laying down memories(1) process
(2) incorporate - 7Bartlett argued our schemas _________ the way in which we ______ information(1) influence
(2) recall - 8What does schema theory claim we do not do?We do not remember all that we store
- 9When we actively try to recall an event and fill in the gaps we '________ _______' (1) and draw on ______ (2)(1) mentally rummage
(2) schemas - 10What is confabulation?When information is added to fill in the gaps to make a memory make sense
- 11What is rationalisation?When information is altered to make memories make sense
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