Bartlett (1932)

Bartlett (1932)

1. Aim

   • To see if people would alter information when given something unfamiliar to remember

2. Method

   • Participants were given a story to read: "The War of the Ghosts"
     • Asked to recall as much about the story as accurately as possible after a few weeks

3. Results

   • Participants found it difficult to remember parts of the story so they changed bits of it to it made more sense to them
     • Each time they retold the story, they changed some more parts
       • They put emphasis on some parts of the story

4. Conclusion

   • Bartlett believed that our memory is altered by our own beliefs

5. RECONSTRUCTIVE APPROACH OF MEMORY

6. Evaluation

   • You cannot apply this study to everyday life, as we do not go around trying to remember a full story
     • Although when telling a story in everyday life, you sometimes put emphasis on what you are saying - or some aspects
       • Links back to the results of the study