To impress her friends, Wanda began telling her friends that she once met a famous celebrity, which was a lie. After years of retelling the same story, Wanda begins to believe that it really did happen to her. This is an example of

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This is an example of imagination inflation, which occurs when repeated exposure to a false memory or idea leads a person to believe that it is true. The DRM effect refers to the phenomenon of falsely remembering related but non-presented items in a list, anterograde amnesia is a condition that affects the ability to form new memories, and a recovered memory is a controversial concept in which a person remembers a traumatic event that was previously forgotten.

To Impress Her Friends, Wanda Began Telling Her Friends That