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Reconstructive Memory - Coggle Diagram
Reconstructive Memory
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What they wanted to find out: I think they wanted to see if people could be tricked into remembering something that never happened.
What they did: They told people stories from their childhood, including a fake one about getting lost in a mall.
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What happened: About 25% of people “remembered” the fake story, which shows how easy it is to create false memories.
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What they wanted to find out: They wanted to see if the way we ask questions can change how people remember things.
What they did: People watched videos of car crashes, and then they were asked how fast the cars were going. The word used to ask the question changed, like "smashed" or "hit."
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What happened: I believe people who heard the word “smashed” said the cars were going faster and even “remembered” seeing broken glass, which wasn’t really there.
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These are like mental boxes where we store ideas about things. I think they help us understand stuff, but they can also make us remember things wrong.
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What we hear after an event, like leading questions, can change our memory of it.
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These are memories of things that never actually happened. I believe this happens because our brains try to fill in the blanks.
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What it shows: I believe this is a real-life example of how memory can go wrong. Jennifer Thompson picked the wrong person (Ronald Cotton) as her attacker because her memory was influenced by how things were done in the police lineup.
What happened: Cotton went to jail for something he didn’t do. He was later proven innocent with DNA, showing how our memories can make mistakes.
Reconstructive Memory (Main Idea)
What it is: I do not think memory is a perfect video recording. It changes based on things we already know (schemas) or stuff we hear after.