... strengthened resulting in improved recall of the said information. The second model, the Schema theory, takes a different approach. It states that we use our past experiences to help with the comprehension of the world. Past experiences form cognitive structures which are then used as a basis for what we experience and what we plan in the future. Incorrect memories arise form personal reconstruction to make sense of things which may not be true. To demonstrate this concept I will give an example of the real world functioning of schemas. If a person walking own the street sees a person trying to force a side door to a house it is possible that their schema will tell them that this person is a criminal. This is because cognitive structure based on what the person may have hear or previously experienced says that this is what criminals sometimes do. What the man ...

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