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Misattribution of memory

In psychology, the misattribution of memory or source misattribution is the misidentification of the origin of a memory by the person making the memory recall. Misattribution is likely to occur when individuals are unable to monitor and control the influence of their attitudes, toward their judgments, at the time of retrieval. Misattribution is divided…

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PsychologyMemoryRecallCryptomnesiaFalse memories
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Semantic relatednessSuggestibilityNew York University
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Cognitive psychologistProcessing fluencyStanford University
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related to Eyewitness testimony in adults · 12
Misattribution of memory → Although, As, At, Currently, Eyewitness, Firstly, Generally, Hence, In, Lastly, Moreover, One

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auditory rehearsal or use of schemasinstance ofother memory strategies0.80text
semantic relationships replace the reliance on imageryinstance ofother memory strategies0.80text
leading to more reliable memories for eventsinstance ofother memory strategies0.80text
but also presenting greater opportunity for memory errorsinstance ofother memory strategies0.80text
audial rehearsalinstance ofmemory strategies0.80text
schema formationinstance ofmemory strategies0.80text
semantic relatedness become more commoninstance ofmemory strategies0.80text
Misattribution of memoryrelated to Eyewitness testimony in adultsAs0.60section
Misattribution of memoryrelated to Eyewitness testimony in adultsHence0.60section
Misattribution of memoryrelated to Eyewitness testimony in adultsOne0.60section
Misattribution of memoryrelated to Eyewitness testimony in adultsMoreover0.60section
Misattribution of memoryrelated to Eyewitness testimony in adultsCurrently0.60section

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