The inability to distinguish an actual memory of an event from information you learned about the event elsewhere is called ________.
A) confabulation
B) source misattribution
C) priming
D) repression

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Source misattribution refers to the confusion between an actual memory and information learned about the event elsewhere. Confabulation is a memory error in which gaps in memory are filled with false information. Priming is a phenomenon in which exposure to a stimulus influences a response to a later stimulus. Repression refers to the unconscious blocking of painful memories.

The Inability to Distinguish an Actual Memory of an Event