Sarah was at work in a gas station when it was robbed.Right before the robbery occurred,she spoke to a tall man with olive skin and a mustache.When being questioned about the suspects in the burglary,she said she was certain that the robber had olive skin and a mustache.In truth,however,he had no facial hair and fair skin.What is the psychological term for this false recollection?
A)absentmindedness
B)misattribution
C)transference
D)bias

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Misattribution is the psychological term for incorrectly attributing an event or experience to the wrong source, person, or time. In this case, Sarah falsely attributed the physical traits of the tall man she spoke to before the robbery to the actual robber, leading to a misattribution of the suspect's appearance.

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