Erika, an analyst for a marketing research firm, has been tasked with observing and probing patient behaviors at a small Midwestern clinic. In her study, Erika noticed that many patients tended to underestimate the time since their last doctor visit. What type of memory lapse did Erika most likely observe?
A) omitting
B) averaging
C) telescoping
D) normalizing

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Telescoping is a type of memory error where people misjudge the time since an event occurred, often thinking it happened more recently than it actually did. This is what Erika observed with patients underestimating the time since their last doctor visit.

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