Exam code: 8182
The theory of reconstructive memory states that people recreate their memories by actively using what they already know and believe about the world.
Describe and evaluate one study that has investigated reconstructive memory.
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Tim came home from school and said to his Mum:
‘In our lesson today, the teacher read out a story called the War of the Ghosts. Then we all had to write down what we could remember of the story. It was very difficult. I wrote that the two boys went fishing in a fishing boat, but really one of them went to a battle in a canoe!!’
Discuss what Bartlett’s theory and research into reconstructive memory and at least one theory of language and thought tell us about the possible relationship between language and thought. Refer to Tim’s conversation with his mother as part of your answer.
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Describe and evaluate how interference affects the accuracy of memory.
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