Jack and Sophia are having a debate over a recent news story.Sophia finally brings in the latest issue of the Weekly Bulletin to show Jack that she is correct.However,Sophia can't find the information in the Weekly Bulletin,and now she is wondering where she read the news story.In this example,Sophia
A) appears to have made a reality-monitoring error.
B) is showing the misinformation error.
C) is experiencing proactive interference.
D) has apparently made a source-monitoring error.

Question

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Sophia is having difficulty recalling the source of the news story, which suggests she has made a source-monitoring error. This is a type of memory error where a person struggles to remember the origin of a piece of information, such as whether they learned it firsthand, read it in a book, or heard it from someone else. In this case, Sophia mistakenly thought she read the news story in the Weekly Bulletin, but now she cannot find it.

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