Having a memory for an event but not being able to remember where the information was encountered is referred to as:
A) cryptomnesia
B) source amnesia
C) memory bias
D) none of the above

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The term for having a memory for an event but not being able to remember where the information was encountered is source amnesia. Cryptomnesia is when someone inadvertently plagiarizes a work that they had previously encountered but had forgotten. Memory bias refers to the ways in which our current beliefs, attitudes, and expectations can influence our memories of past events.

Having a Memory for an Event but Not Being Able