Cryptomnesia, or unconscious plagiarism, is more likely to occur when __________.
A) a person is distracted during encoding
B) a person is distracted during retrieval
C) there is a large shift in context
D) there is a great deal of stability in context

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Cryptomnesia is more likely to occur when a person is distracted during encoding because the original source of the information may not be properly encoded, leading to later confusion about the origin of the idea.

Cryptomnesia, or Unconscious Plagiarism, Is More Likely to Occur When