In an Early Investigation of Memory, Frederic Bartlett Asked Students

question 42

Multiple Choice

In an early investigation of memory, Frederic Bartlett asked students to read a story called The War of the Ghosts and then on later occasions asked them to recall the story. Bartlett made a number of observations about how students' recollections of the story were different from the story itself. Which of the following was not one of his observations?

• A) Students retold the story in a way that made little sense.
• B) Students remembered the main idea of the story.
• C) Students retold the story in different words.
• D) Students forgot many of the story's details.

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