Sir Frederick Bartlett Had His Participants Read a Story Called

Multiple Choice

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