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Reconstructive Process
Reconstructive Memory is a theory of elaborate memory recall proposed within the field of Cognitive Psychology, in which the act of remembering is influenced by and dependent on various other cognitive processes including Perception, Imagination, Semantic memory and Beliefs, amongst others. One of the basic assumptions of this theory was summarized by Sir Frederick Bartlett [1], who suggested that memory is encoded and organized according to the specific historical and cultural contexts present at Encoding. These frameworks are referred to by Bartlett as Schema. In essence, Recontructive Memory refers to the subconscious and unconscious manipulations of Episodic memory in such a way that the retrieval of information is consistent with knowledge that the individual has already acquired[2].
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There is a wide range of types of Schematic knowledge but Schema are generally defined as mental information networks that represent some aspect of world knowledge. Frederick Bartlett was the first psychologist to propose Schematic theory, suggesting that the individual's understanding of the world is influenced by elaborate neural networks that organize abstract information and concepts[1]. Schema are fairly consistent and become strongly ingrained in on the individual level through socialization and the acquisition of personal perceptual experience.
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"Frederick Bartlett", Remembering: A Study in Experimental and Social Psychology, February 21, 2011