Bartlett's War of the Ghosts study

• Who investigated reconstructive memory with the "War of the Ghosts" story?

  Bartlett
• What did Bartlett investigate with the "War of the Ghosts" story?

  Reconstructive memory
• What type of story was "The War of the Ghosts"?

  An unfamiliar story
• What was the culture of the story that Bartlett used?

  A different culture
• What story was shown to participants in Bartlett's study?

  The War of the Ghosts
• How long after seeing the story did Bartlett ask participants to recall it first?

  After 15 minutes
• After the initial recall, when else did Bartlett ask participants to recall the story?

  Weeks, months and years
• What did Bartlett record from the participants?

  The recall
• What did participants do to the story when recalling it?

  Changed the story
• What kind of information did participants tend to leave out of the story?

  Unfamiliar information
• What happened to the story during recall in Bartlett's study?

  It was shortened
• What happened to phrases during recall in Bartlett's study?

  Changed to own culture
• What does Bartlett's study show about memory reconstruction?

  We use knowledge to reconstruct
• What was invented to improve meaning during story recall?

  Details of the story
• What kind of control did Bartlett's study lack?

  It lacked control
• What were participants not told in Bartlett's study?

  Accurate recall was important
• What have other studies found when accurate recall is emphasized?

  Recall was better
• What does improved recall with emphasis suggest about Bartlett's conclusion?

  Recall is more accurate
• What may have affected Bartlett's results?

  His own beliefs
• How might Bartlett's belief have biased the interpretation of results?

  Cultural expectations
• What is a limitation regarding Bartlett's conclusion due to his biases?

  We can't fully trust it
• What was unusual about "The War of the Ghosts" story?

  It was unusual
• How might recall of an unusual story differ from everyday memory processes?

  Affected by cultural expectations
• What does the "War of the Ghosts" study tell us about everyday memory?

  Little about everyday memory
• What was Bartlett's aim in his study?

  To investigate reconstructive memory