In trying to remember where we have seen someone before, we can't figure out whether we dreamed about the person or whether we met him at a recent party. This kind of uncertainty is called __________.

A) source confusion
B) the misinformation effect
C) anterograde amnesia
D) priming

Source Confusion

A memory error where the origin of a memory is incorrectly attributed to the wrong time, place, or person.

Misinformation Effect

The result of a procedure in which, after an experience, people are exposed to questions or suggestions that misrepresent what happened. The term refers to people’s tendency to include the misinformation as part of their recall of the original experience.

Anterograde Amnesia

A condition affecting the ability to create new memories after the event that caused the amnesia, leading to a partial or complete inability to recall the recent past.