Dolly is conducting a study in which she asks basketball players from several colleges to recall their win-loss outcomes of certain games in the past season.She finds that some players incorrectly remember game outcomes,even when they are considered important games.This example highlights that ____.
A) recall is susceptible to interference from short-term memory
B) the feeling-of-knowing phenomenon also affects long-term retrieval
C) long-term memories are subject to major errors and distortion
D) only flashbulb memories tend to retain their accuracy in long-term memory

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This example highlights that long-term memories are subject to major errors and distortion, as the basketball players are recalling events that happened in the past season but are still making errors in their recollections. This suggests that even important events can be subject to memory distortions over time.

Dolly Is Conducting a Study in Which She Asks Basketball