Your friend was just arrested for robbing a drug store downtown.Based on a failure of source monitoring, why might the cashier think your friend was the robber?

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The failure of source monitoring refers to difficulty in distinguishing whether a memory came from an internal source (such as one’s own thoughts) or an external source (such as something that was observed or heard). In this case, the cashier may have seen your friend frequently at the coffee store next door and incorrectly attributed that memory to the drug store robbery, leading them to think your friend was the robber.

Your Friend Was Just Arrested for Robbing a Drug Store