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Example of Misattribution: Confusing Movie Partners
An example of misattribution is when a person incorrectly remembers who they shared an experience with. For instance, Alejandra saw the first Hobbit movie with her girlfriend Lucia. After they broke up, she saw the second movie with someone else. When she and Lucia got back together, Alejandra mistakenly recalled watching the second movie with Lucia, confusing the source of that specific memory.
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Comparison of Suggestibility and Misattribution
An eyewitness to a convenience store robbery is interviewed by police. The witness confidently identifies a man from a photo lineup. However, it is later discovered that the man identified was a customer who had been in the store just minutes before the robbery and had a brief, friendly conversation with the witness. The actual robber was someone else entirely. Which of the following best explains this memory error?
A witness sees a man flee the scene of a minor robbery. Later that evening, they watch a news report about the incident which includes an interview with an uninvolved person who was near the scene. The next day, when asked to identify the robber from a lineup, the witness confidently picks the person they saw interviewed on the news, not the actual robber. Which of the following best explains this memory error?