Feldman (2011) suggests that memory is a constructive process driven by specific schemas. 

Define a schema and identify who put forward this concept.

Discuss how a schema is related to constructive processing.

Based on psychological research, would you agree or disagree with the conclusion that eyewitness memory is generally accurate?

Provide a persuasive argument regarding whether you agree or disagree that eyewitness memory is generally accurate. 

A schema is an organized bodies of information stored in. It is first put forward by Frederic Bartlett, a British Psychologist. Schemas are not only from the materials people are exposed too, but also from understanding the situation, their expectation of the situation, and the motivation that is in the behavior of others. Schemas are also the reconstruction of experiences from our memories which relates to the constructive processing wherein it is a retrieval of memories whether altered, revised, or influenced by new information.

Step-by-step explanation

Eyewitness testimony is an account given by people of an event they have witnessed. Juries pay close attention to eyewitnesses for they give a big impact to their decision and that they are of reliable source. However, there are things that can affect the testimony of Eyewitnesses; stress is one factor that makes an eyewitness unreliable. Due to stress, an eyewitness seeing a crime may have a distortion of what he sees. This will make his memory of the crime unreliable for he becomes uncertain and distracted of the stress he is in. Next, is reconstructive memory. According t Bartlett, our memory is bound to make things sensible to us. For example watching crime movies or the like, our memory is trying to create meaning as to what happened and why it happened. This is what a schema is made of, creating meaning to make things sensible. So, this is what makes an eyewitness unreliable. Lastly, weapon focus. An eyewitness focuses more on the weapon than the one who is holding it. So, it makes the eyewitness unreliable in a sense that there is no clearer view of him to the perpetrator for his focus is on the weapon the perpetrator is holding.

With all these, I disagree that eyewitnesses memory is accurate. These factors affect the memory of eyewitnesses that can cause a false description of what he sees. This can also be a bias form of making decisions especially when jurors only depend on what the eyewitnesses are saying. Memory is something that we all are holding on, but not all memory are accurate, for some of it are created on our beautiful minds to make things more sensible and meaningful.