When Bartlett studied memory using rich and meaningful events presented in lifelike scenarios, he found that
A) infantile amnesia was common.
B) people tend to displace a lot of their memories.
C) accurate reports were rare and distortions were common.
D) people had very accurate memories for small details.

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Bartlett found that when people were presented with rich and meaningful events in lifelike scenarios, accurate reports of those events were rare and distortions were common. This suggests that memory is not a perfect reproduction of past events and can be influenced by various factors.

When Bartlett Studied Memory Using Rich and Meaningful Events Presented