The War of the Ghosts experiment

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gptkbp:instanceOf experimental design
gptkbp:conductedBy Frederic Bartlett
gptkbp:demonstrates reconstructive memory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The War of the Ghosts experiment
gptkbp:influenced cognitive psychology
schema theory
gptkbp:location gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:method serial reproduction
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Remembering:_A_Study_in_Experimental_and_Social_Psychology
gptkbp:shows memory distortion
transformation of details to fit cultural expectations
omission of unfamiliar details
rationalization of story elements
gptkbp:stimulusMaterial Native American folk tale
gptkbp:studies memory
gptkbp:year 1932
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Frederick_Bartlett
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6