Wynn and Logie (1998)

Wynn and Logie (1998)

1. NAMRC

   • Aim - To see if the recall of familiar stories changed in the same way that Bartlett found with unfamiliar stories
   • Method - University Students were asked to recall the details of their first week of university. They were asked to do this several times throughout the year
   • Results - The results showed that the accuracy of their descriptions remained the same no matter how many times they were asked to recall it. This is unlike Bartlett's study who found that the stories changed overtimes as it was retold
   • Conclusion - Memories for familiar stories will not change overtime

2. Contradicts Bartlett's Theory

3. Reliability - the accuracy of the descriptions were the same throughout the year

4. Only university students were studied, and have a more recent recall of their first week, as apposed to those who are 38 years graduated (Bahrick et al)

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