Linton's and Barsalou's studies of autobiographical memories suggested that ______.
A)real-life memories were less durable than laboratory memories
B)reconstruction of unrecalled events almost never happens with real memories
C)the easiest events to recall were those that were "routine" or similar to other events
D)people often summarize two or more events of the same type into one recollection

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Linton's and Barsalou's studies on autobiographical memories found that people often condense multiple similar events into a single memory, a process known as "summarization." This suggests that our recollections of past events are not always accurate representations of individual occurrences but can be amalgamations of several similar events.

Linton's and Barsalou's Studies of Autobiographical Memories Suggested That ______