Frederic Bartlett's research on memory demonstrated that people tend to remember:
A)what actually happened instead of what should have happened.
B)what should have happened instead of what actually happened.
C)nonsense syllables with more accuracy than meaningful words.
D)meaningful words with more accuracy than nonsense syllables.

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Frederic Bartlett's research highlighted that memory is reconstructive and people often remember events not as they exactly happened but in a way that fits their expectations or beliefs, essentially remembering "what should have happened" rather than "what actually happened."

Frederic Bartlett's Research on Memory Demonstrated That People Tend to Remember