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Reconstructive Memory, Reconstructive Memory Conclusion - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Participants were family members of the participants in the study.
        
        Participants were given the narratives and asked to read and remember the events described, including the false story of getting lost in a mall.
        
        Participants were asked to provide additional details and discuss the events described in the narratives with family members.
        
        Through suggestive techniques, participants were led to believe that the false event (getting lost in a mall) was a real and personally experienced memory.
        
        Researchers collected data on the participants' recollections and the extent to which they accepted and believed in the false memory.
- - - - After viewing, they were asked to estimate the speed of the cars using different verbs in the questions, such as "smashed," "collided," "bumped," "hit," or "contacted."
- - - - Memories can be influenced by social interactions and discussions. When people discuss past events with others, they may incorporate details provided by others or alter their own memories to align with the group's consensus. This phenomenon is known as social contagion.
    - - Emotional states can influence memory. Strong emotions, whether positive or negative, may enhance or distort memory recall. Emotional experiences may be remembered more vividly or inaccurately depending on the emotional context.
    - - Individual expectations and beliefs can shape the way memories are recalled. People may unknowingly incorporate their current beliefs or expectations into their recollection of past events, leading to a distortion of the original memory.
    - - Memories naturally fade over time, and details may be lost or altered. The process of decay can lead to gaps in memory, and individuals may fill in these gaps with information that seems plausible but may not be entirely accurate.
    - - Schemas are mental frameworks aiding in information organization and interpretation. During memory recall, individuals often rely on these pre-existing structures, potentially leading to event reconstructions influenced by their schemas.