After a long interrogation, an innocent suspect comes to believe he has committed a crime despite having no memory of doing so. His interrogators have told him that he must have either "blacked out" during the commission of the crime or "repressed" his memory because the experience was so traumatic. His subsequent confession would be classified as an:

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This is an example of an internalized-coerced confession because the suspect has come to believe he committed the crime due to the pressure and suggestions from the interrogators, despite having no memory of the event.

After a Long Interrogation, an Innocent Suspect Comes to Believe