In His Studies of Memory, Sir Frederic Bartlett Found That

question 310

Multiple Choice

In his studies of memory, Sir Frederic Bartlett found that participants who were asked to remember stories were:

• A) amazingly accurate in their recollections of details.
• B) likely to include distortions in their reproductions.
• C) uninfluenced by their prior knowledge and experiences.
• D) consistent in maintaining the cultural themes of the original stories.

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