Frederic Bartlett differed from Hermann Ebbinghaus in that Bartlett believed that:
A)memory is an unobservable construct that cannot be empirically studied.
B)memory operates like a photographic reproduction of past experience.
C)nonsense syllables should be used in memory research to control for previous learning.
D)memory studies should involve information that people encounter in everyday life.

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Bartlett believed that memory studies should involve information that people encounter in everyday life, which is different from Ebbinghaus who used nonsense syllables in his memory research to control for previous learning. Bartlett also did not believe that memory operates like a photographic reproduction of past experience and instead saw memory as a reconstructive process. Additionally, Bartlett did believe that memory is an observable construct that can be empirically studied.

Frederic Bartlett Differed from Hermann Ebbinghaus in That Bartlett Believed