In the 1930s, the research of the British psychologist Sir Frederic Bartlett provided evidence to support the view that memory is:
A) like a wax tablet.
B) like reading a journal or diary written in indelible ink.
C) like a journalist trying to reconstruct an interview from incomplete notes.
D) like painful mementos in a locked vault.

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Bartlett's research showed that memory is not like a wax tablet or indelible ink, but rather like a journalist trying to reconstruct an interview from incomplete notes. He found that people use past experiences and knowledge to fill in gaps in their memory, resulting in distorted and incomplete recollections. This process is called constructive memory. Bartlett's work challenged the traditional view of memory as a passive storage system, and instead emphasized the active role of the individual in shaping and reconstructing their memories.

In the 1930s, the Research of the British Psychologist Sir