Marcus tested the accuracy of memory using an unfamiliar traditional legend about a magical bird.
He recruited 30 participants from a local sports centre. They read the legend once and then recalled it 14 days later.
Marcus found that participant recall of the traditional legend was often inaccurate.
Using your knowledge of reconstructive memory, describe why participants in Marcus's study may have inaccurate recall of the traditional legend.
177 exam-style questions on Edexcel A Level Psychology Content, covering Working memory model, Multi-store model of memory, Episodic and semantic long-term memory, Reconstructive memory and schema theory, Individual differences in memory, and Developmental psychology in memory. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.