Sir Frederick Bartlett had his participants read a story called "The War of the Ghosts," a unique tale from the 18^th century. Participants' recall of the story 20 hours later was highly inaccurate and Bartlett interpreted these results as being due to _____________. A)ineffective use of elaborative rehearsal B)source confusion C)the lack of an appropriate schema D)proactive interference

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Bartlett's study on memory, using "The War of the Ghosts," demonstrated that people's recall is influenced by their existing schemas. When participants tried to remember a story from a different culture, they unconsciously altered it to fit their own cultural expectations and schemas, leading to inaccuracies in recall. This shows the impact of schemas on memory, rather than issues with rehearsal, source confusion, or interference.

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