Historical anecdotes and accounts that are oversimplified,misleading,or completely incorrect and that are passed down from one generation of textbooks to another to impart a sense of tradition is something historian of psychology Franz Samelson called
A) historiography.
B) progressivism.
C) the origin myth process.
D) new history of psychology.

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The description given matches the definition of the "origin myth process", which refers to the way inaccurate or misleading historical accounts are perpetuated over time. Choices A, B, and D are not accurate descriptions of this phenomenon.

Historical Anecdotes and Accounts That Are Oversimplified,misleading,or Completely Incorrect and That