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==Applications==
===Eyewitness Testimony===
[[Eyewitness testimony]] is a commonly recurring topic in the discussion of '''reconstructive memory''' and its accuracy is the subject of many studies. The testimony of eyewitnesses is often believed to be highly accurate but research has shown that various influences can skew the results of recall. These influences include the effects of schema over the long term, leading questions and the cross-race effect among others.
====Application of Schema====
The use of schemas has been shown to increase the accuracy of recall of schema-consistent information but this comes at the cost of decreased recall of schema-inconsistent information <ref name="tuckey">Tuckey, Michelle Rae, and Neil Brewer. "How Schemas Affect Eyewitness Memory Over Repeated Retrieval Attempts." Applied Cognitive Psychology 17.7 (2003): 785-800. Biological Sciences. Web. 15 Mar. 2012.</ref>. A study by Tuckey and Brewer<ref name="tuckey"/> found that memories of information inconsistent with a schema-typical robbery decays much faster than those that are schema-consistent. These were memories such as method of getaway, demands by the robbers and the robbers' physical appearance.
====Leading Questions====
Psychologist Elizabeth Loftus presented many papers concerning the affects of proactive interference on the recall of eyewitness events. In her classic study with John Palmer in 1974, participants were shown a video of a car accident and were asked specifically worded questions about the event. It was shown that suggestive questions dramatically influenced the recall of the event for study participants. For example, when asked "About how fast were the cars going when they smashed into each other?" participants reported 40.8 miles per hour whereas when asked "About how fast were the cars going when they contacted each other?" participants averaged 31.8 miles per hour.
====Cross-race effect====
Reconstucting the face of another race requires the use of schemas that may not be as developed and refined as those of the same race. This causes confusion during line ups if a (person) shares enough major features with the actual (criminal)
====Retrieval Cues====
The use of correct retrieval cues is an important piece in the accuracy of reconstructive memory.
==Reconstructive Errors==
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