Sarah was at work in a gas station when it was robbed.Right before the robbery occurred,she spoke to a tall man with olive skin and a mustache.When questioned about the suspects in the burglary,she said she was certain that the robber had olive skin and a mustache.In truth,however,he had no facial hair and fair skin.What is the psychological term for this false recollection?

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This is an example of misattribution, where Sarah attributed a characteristic (mustache and olive skin) to the wrong person or event. It is a type of memory error where recall or recognition is attributed to the wrong source.

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