Jennifer cannot remember where she heard that pigs were very intelligent animals.Roger thinks he read in The Sunday Herald that Death Valley is the warmest spot in the United States;however,he really read about Death Valley in Outside Magazine.These memory lapses are examples of
A)suggestibility.
B)misattribution.
C)absent-mindedness.
D)persistence.

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Misattribution refers to the phenomenon where a person remembers an event but attributes it to the wrong source. In Jennifer's case, she cannot remember where she heard the information about pigs being intelligent. In Roger's case, he remembers the fact about Death Valley being the warmest spot in the US but attributes it to the wrong source.

Jennifer Cannot Remember Where She Heard That Pigs Were Very