PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7.3: Hot Air Balloon
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General structure can be influenced by schemas (organized clusters of memories that constitute one"s knowledge about events, objects, and ideas) it is an automatic process active when familiar things are encountered. Based on past experiences used to organize the encoding of self-relevant information. Influence response self-schemas may serve as additional role during development some evidence suggests the ability to form schemas plays a role in ability to form memories. Constructive memory: a process by which we first recall a generalized schema and then add a specific detail. Schemas can be affected in two ways: organization if it fits our schema easier to recall, distinctiveness new information stand out does(cid:374)"t fit s(cid:272)he(cid:373)a at all still can be easily remembered. The past that we remember is influenced by our mental state and our view of our-selves in the present. Experiment: 2 groups 1st group is the study course group, 2nd is the waiting list group.
