Survivors' schematic reconstruction of the Japanese occupation of Los Banos. - Quimbo, Josephine De Jesus. 4 0 16; 5 (Ateneo de Manila University)
ABSTRACT : This article applies schema theory in understanding reconstructions of the second world war by eight informants from Los Banos, Laguna and shows the influence of cognitive structures on remembering. The analysis of personal narratives reveals the salience of three schemas. First , event schemas direct the recollection of affect-laden events. Second, self schemas influence the recall of the narrator amid threatening experiences and of roles and activities as members of the family, relatives and social groups. The study shows that memorial reconstructions vary according to the informants' attributes, particularly gender, and the emotional intensity of events, such as the loss of the family members.
Keywords: 2 -- 0; 6; History -- Philippines;Reconstruction. -- Japanese occupation.20; 20; 2