Bartlett's "War of the Ghosts" experiment found that:
A) schemas allow information to be recalled exactly as it was initially presented
B) women have stronger recall skills than men
C) the retrieval of information is marked by a reconstruction of general information about an event
D) people remember details about interesting stories, not general information

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Bartlett's "War of the Ghosts" experiment found that participants tended to reconstruct the story based on their own cultural schemas and expectations, rather than recalling it exactly as it was presented. This suggests that the retrieval of information is marked by a reconstruction of general information about an event, rather than an exact recall of details. None of the other answer choices are supported by this experiment.

Bartlett's "War of the Ghosts" Experiment Found That