Sometimes memory is fabricated - we remember things that never actually occurred. Schacter studied people who claimed that they were abducted by aliens and suggests that these false memories are actually generated by
A)decreased activity in the frontal cortex
B)faulty source monitoring
C)repression
D)overactive schemas
E)infantileamnesia

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Faulty source monitoring is a cognitive process whereby individuals fail to distinguish whether the source of their memory is real or imagined, leading to the creation of false memories, such as believing in alien abductions.

Sometimes Memory Is Fabricated - We Remember Things That Never