Maya recently visited a modern graphic design studio for the first time. When describing the office to a friend later, she incorrectly recalled seeing traditional wooden easels and paint splatters on the floor, even though the studio only contained computers and digital drawing tablets.
Using reconstructive memory and schema theory, explain why Maya's recall of the studio was inaccurate.
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.