| Chapter 8: Integration of Episodic Memory and Semantic Memory Schema/Script: general framework about a situation Activation of schema makes information meaningful as it puts it in context A schema can also bias understanding as information is fit to it: memory is constructive We also rely on schema to recall information: memory is reconstructive A schema is useful to make inferences based on its default values Memory is integrative: Bransford and Franks (1971) Integrated sentences were falsely recognized as having been presented before Confidence is not a good way to know whether memory is real Source memory: where we heard the information Processing fluency: information can stand out in memory for a variety of reasons |
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