Imagining events can actually create false memories of those events.This is known as

A) the misinformation effect.
B) imagination inflation.
C) reconsolidation.
D) source amnesia.

False Memories

An inaccurate or distorted recollection of an event that feels very real to the person remembering it.

Imagination Inflation

A phenomenon where vividly imagining an event can increase confidence that the event actually occurred in the past.

Misinformation Effect

A situation where someone's memory of lived experiences is altered inaccurately by details learned after the events took place.