Which item is an example of source amnesia?
A) having difficulty remembering information for one's history class because one is also trying to study for an English class
B) remembering burning one's hand on a hot stove as a child when it never actually happened
C) one's old phone number interfering with one remembering the new one
D) remembering playing in a particular park as a young child, but actually only remembering the pictures one's parents took of one playing in that park

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Source amnesia involves remembering information or an event but forgetting where, when, or how one acquired the information. Choice D exemplifies this by describing a situation where a person remembers playing in a park not through direct memory, but through photos, thus forgetting the source of the memory.

Which Item Is an Example of Source Amnesia