In the 1930s, the research of British psychologist Sir Frederic Bartlett provided evidence to support the view that memory is like:
A) painful mementos in a locked vault.
B) a wax tablet.
C) a building taken apart and reconstructed on a new site.
D) reading a journal or diary written in indelible ink.

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Bartlett's research suggested that memory is reconstructive, meaning that it is not a perfect recording of events but rather a process of piecing together information, similar to reconstructing a building.

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