Steyvers and Hemmer (2012)
Steyvers and Hemmer (2012)
Real World
Participants shown a brief photo of a kitchen later 'recalled' seeing a toaster that was never in the image, because a toaster is schema-consistent with kitchens. This mirrors how eyewitnesses add plausible but false details to crime scene memories.
Exam Focus
Use Steyvers and Hemmer as contemporary support for Bartlett — examiners reward students who pair classic and modern evidence together.
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