In his studies of memory, Sir Frederic Bartlett found that participants who were asked to remember stories were:
A) amazingly accurate in their recollections of details.
B) likely to include distortions in their reproductions.
C) uninfluenced by their prior knowledge and experiences.
D) consistent in maintaining the cultural themes of the original stories.

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Bartlett's research showed that people tend to alter or distort information as they try to remember it, based on their prior knowledge, expectations, and cultural background. This phenomenon is known as schema-driven or reconstructive memory, and it can lead to errors, omissions, and additions in the recall of stories or events. Therefore, we cannot rely on memory as an objective, precise, or complete record of what happened.

In His Studies of Memory, Sir Frederic Bartlett Found That