James was involved in a car accident three years ago. He recently saw a man he remembered being in the accident, but when he approached him, the man had no idea what James was talking about. It turned out that the man was working at a coffee shop James had visited that day and was in no way involved in the car accident. James's confusion was the result of:

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James made a misattribution, meaning he attributed a memory or piece of information to the wrong person or source. He mistakenly believed that the man he saw was involved in the car accident when in reality he was not.

James Was Involved in a Car Accident Three Years Ago