Donald Thompson was an initial suspect in a rape case.The rape victim confused her memories of Thompson and the actual rapist because she had seen Thompson's image on TV shortly before she was attacked.The victim's false recollection best illustrates
A) anterograde amnesia.
B) retroactive interference.
C) source amnesia.
D) déjà vu.

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The victim's false recollection of Thompson is an example of source amnesia, which is the inability to remember where or when previously learned information was acquired while retaining the factual knowledge. In this case, the victim remembered the face of the suspect from TV but attributed it to the wrong person. Anterograde amnesia involves the inability to form new memories, retroactive interference refers to the interference of new information with old information, and déjà vu is a feeling of familiarity or having experienced something previously.

Donald Thompson Was an Initial Suspect in a Rape Case