Bartlett’s Theory of Reconstructive Memory

How fast were the cars going when they contacted each other?

• Recall

• Active reconstruction

• Interference

• None of the above

Did the verbs used conveyed an impression of the speed the car and altered the participants' perceptions?

• Familiarizations

• Semantic encoding

• Transformation

• None of the above

How is Memory linked to schemas?

• Used folk stories and images

• Interpreting pictures and stories reproduced by participants

• Bartlett personally analyzed each story and picture and gave his interpretation

• All of the above

How are schemas formed?

• Objective

• Subjective

• Not scientific

• Lacks ecological validity

How schemas influence memory?

• Practical application

• Explains eye witness testimony

• Ecologically valid

• Exam style question

What might Ali have remembered about the event?

• Ali may have remembered the incident as an argument between two people that resulted in a gunshot to one of the people.

• Ali may have remembered the incident as a friendly conversation between two people that resulted in a loud bang.

• Ali may have remembered the incident as a car accident with no shouting or loud bang.

• Ali may have remembered the incident as a peaceful gathering with no argument or loud noise.

Interpretation of events that are influenced by our schema when we remember them again

• Recall

• Active reconstruction

• Interference

• None of the above

We add details into our recall to give a reason for something that may not have originally fitted with a schema

• Familiarizations

• Semantic encoding

• Transformation

• None of the above