Authors and songwriters sometimes think an idea came from their own creative imagination,when in fact they are unintentionally plagiarizing something they earlier read or heard.This best illustrates
A) implicit memory.
B) source amnesia.
C) proactive interference.
D) déjà vu.

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Source amnesia is the phenomenon where a person forgets where they learned something from, and may end up thinking it came from their own creative imagination. In this case, the author or songwriter may have unintentionally plagiarized something they earlier read or heard, without realizing where the idea came from.

Authors and Songwriters Sometimes Think an Idea Came from Their