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 rather unique Native American tale from the 18^th century. Participants' recall of the story 20 hours later was _____________ and these results are most likely a result of _____________.

A) very accurate; the high distinctiveness of the story
B) highly inaccurate; source confusion
C) highly inaccurate; the lack of an appropriate schema
D) highly inaccurate; proactive interference