When meeting new people,Wanda breaks the ice by telling them that she once met the Queen,which is actually a lie.After years of retelling the same story,Wanda begins to believe that she really did meet the Queen.This is an example of
A)the DRM procedure.
B)imagination inflation.
C)anterograde amnesia.
D)the misinformation effect.

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This is an example of imagination inflation, which occurs when repeatedly imagining an event can lead a person to believe it actually happened. In this case, Wanda has told the story so many times that it has become entrenched in her memory as a real event. The other options (DRM procedure, anterograde amnesia, misinformation effect) do not accurately describe this situation.

When Meeting New People,Wanda Breaks the Ice by Telling Them