?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Knowledge+and+Memory%3A+The+Real+Story&rft.creator=Schank%2C+Roger+C.&rft.creator=Abelson%2C+Robert+P.&rft.subject=Cognitive+Psychology&rft.description=In+this+essay%2C+we+argue+that+stories+about+one's+experiences%2C+and+the+experiences+of+others%2C+are+the+fundamental+constituents+of+human+memory%2C+knowledge%2C+and+social+communication.+This+argument+includes+three+propositions%3A+1)+Virtually+all+human+knowledge+is+based+on+stories+constructed+around+past+experiences%3B+2)+New+experiences+are+interpreted+in+terms+of+old+stories%3B+3)+The+content+of+story+memories+depends+on+whether+and+how+they+are+told+to+others%2C+and+these+reconstituted+memories+form+the+basis+of+the+individual's+%22remembered%22+self%22.+Further%2C+shared+story+memories+within+social+groups+define+particular+social+selves%2C+which+may+bolster+or+compete+with+individual+remembered+selves.&rft.publisher=Lawrence+Erlbaum+Associates&rft.contributor=Wyer%2C+Robert+S&rft.date=1995&rft.type=Book+Chapter&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=text%2Fhtml&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F636%2F1%2FKnowledgeMemory_SchankAbelson_d.html&rft.identifier=++Schank%2C+Roger+C.+and+Abelson%2C+Robert+P.++(1995)+Knowledge+and+Memory%3A+The+Real+Story.++%5BBook+Chapter%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F636%2F