Malik started a game of "telephone" with his friends, where he told a story to a friend who listened and then retold the story to another friend. At the end of the game, the final story included several details that were not a part of Malik's original version. Research on schemas would suggest that the new details
A. fit the overall theme of the story.
B. made the story much longer than the original.
C. changed the meaning of the story.
D. made the story more confusing.
Answer: A
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