Samantha had a vivid memory of being kidnapped as a child by her babysitter. However, she only believed this because her brother, as a prank, had convinced her about it. In truth, the babysitter had taken her to a neighbor's home for just a brief visit. Samantha's experience of being kidnapped is an example of a(n) ________.

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Samantha's belief that she was kidnapped, which was actually a result of her brother's prank and not a real event, is an example of a false memory. This is when someone remembers something that didn't happen or remembers it differently from the way it actually happened.

Samantha Had a Vivid Memory of Being Kidnapped as a Child