- Barlett (1932) proposed we store fragments of information and when we need to recall something we construct these fragments into a meaningful whole
- This reconstruction leads to inaccuracy because our beliefs, expectation and past experience shape the way we reconstruct memory
-Carmichael et al shwed verbal labels affected the way that participants drew a picture
-Allport and Postman found that stereotypes effect memory, when participants wrongfully remember a black man holding a knife
-Schemas could alter our initial stage of recall, Loftus and Palmer's second experiment showed that post event information changed the original memory
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