Bartlett's experiment in which English participants were asked to recall the "War of the Ghosts" story that was taken from the French Indian culture illustrated the
A) misinformation effect.
B) familiarity effect.
C) constructive nature of memory.
D) reminiscence bump.

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Bartlett's experiment illustrated the constructive nature of memory, as participants tended to alter and simplify the story based on their own cultural schemas and expectations, highlighting how memory is not a passive recording of events but an active process that involves interpretation and reconstruction.

Bartlett's Experiment in Which English Participants Were Asked to Recall