Explain one weakness of the reconstructive theory of memory.

While influential, Bartlett's theory has weaknesses. A key criticism is its lack of scientific rigour. Bartlett's own research methods were informal and lacked the controls of modern experiments. More fundamentally, the core concept of a 'schema' is abstract and cannot be directly observed or measured, making it difficult to design experiments to test the theory's predictions precisely. Another weakness is that the theory can be seen as focusing too much on the inaccuracies of memory, without adequately explaining how we are often able to recall events with a high degree of accuracy.