A psychologist is questioning Hunter about his childhood memories.Hunter is telling the psychologist the story of his favourite Christmas present,a trip to Disneyland.His memories of the present and the trip itself are very clear;however,Hunter believes that the present came from his Uncle Charley,when in fact it was from his Aunt Beth.This type of error in memory is known as:

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Misattribution refers to a memory error where a person remembers the correct information or event, but attributes it to the wrong source or person. In this case, Hunter remembers the trip to Disneyland but incorrectly attributes the gift to his Uncle Charley instead of his Aunt Beth. False recognition refers to mistakenly identifying a stimulus as familiar when it is actually new. Hindsight bias refers to the tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have predicted or expected that outcome beforehand. Childhood amnesia refers to the inability to recall memories from early childhood.

A Psychologist Is Questioning Hunter About His Childhood Memories