Imagination inflation is ________.
A) when a person comes to believe multiple versions of an imagined event
B) when a person comes to believe that her or his memory of an imagined event represents a memory for an event that occurred
C) when a person comes to believe that a real event did not occur at all
D) when police provide a suspect of a crime information that only the culprit would know

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Imagination inflation occurs when an individual starts to believe that their vivid imagination or thoughts of an event are actual memories of the event happening, even though it never did. This phenomenon highlights how the act of imagining can enhance the confidence in the false memory of an event.

Imagination Inflation Is ________