What is true about reality monitoring in particular?
A) confusing somebody's idea with one's own
B) It is more likely that one mistakes an event that has actually happened for an event that was just imagined.
C) It is more likely that generated information is taken for real than vice versa.
D) The more similar sources are, the more difficult it is to find the real source.

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Reality monitoring refers to the process of distinguishing between memories of real events and memories of imagined events. Research has shown that people are more likely to mistake generated information (i.e. something they imagined or thought about) for real than the other way around. This phenomenon is known as source monitoring error. Option A is related to source misattribution error, where someone confuses the source of an idea or thought. Option B is incorrect as research has shown that people are more likely to mistake imagined events for real ones. Option D is related to the concept of source similarity, where it becomes more difficult to distinguish between two similar sources of information.

What Is True About Reality Monitoring in Particular