Elena and Marcus both attend a demonstration of a new hybrid vehicle. Afterwards, they are asked to describe the main engine compartment feature they observed. Elena describes it as an advanced electrical battery charging system, while Marcus describes it as a high-performance combustion engine. In reality, they were both looking at the exact same integrated hybrid powertrain unit.
Using schema theory, explain why Elena and Marcus have given different descriptions of the engine compartment.
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.