Reconstructive Memory

• What is memory defined as in the study material?

  Structure and processes for storing information
• How does reconstructive memory differ from a tape recorder?

  It does not create exact copies of memories
• What role do schemas play in reconstructive memory?

  Schemas affect memory based on prior knowledge
• What are schemas defined as in the study material?

  Mental units of knowledge storing event fragments
• What is confabulation in the context of memory?

  Making up details to make memories coherent
• What did Bartlett's war of the ghosts study demonstrate about memory?

  People alter stories based on their schemas
• What is a weakness of Bartlett's study regarding task validity?

  It does not reflect everyday memory tasks
• What is rationalisation in memory recall?

  Removing details that don't fit the schema
• What is effort after meaning in the context of schemas?


  Making sense of situations using existing knowledge
• What did Treyan and Brewer's study find about memory recall?

  Participants remembered unusual objects better
• How does Treyan and Brewer's study contradict schemas in memory recall?

  It shows unusual items are remembered more
• What is a strength of reconstructive memory in terms of applications?

  It highlights the need for corroborating evidence
• What is the alternate theory of memory mentioned in the study material?

  Multi-store model (MSM)
• How does the multi-store model (MSM) process information?

  Information is encoded and passed between stores
• Why might reconstructive memory be considered a better theory than MSM?

  It accounts for individual schemas and experiences