For which famous memory researcher is memory a problem-solving activity in which the problem is to give a coherent account of some past event, and the memory is the solution to that problem?
A) Bartlett
B) Meyer
C) Ebbinghaus Incorrect. The researcher in question is Bartlett. Ebbinghaus was concerned with memory for nonsense syllables and not stories like Bartlett.
D) Skinner TOPIC: Getting It Out: Retrieval of Long-Term Memories
Answer: A) Bartlett
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