Wei has allergy symptoms. He has gone to his regular doctor and an allergy specialist, but he wasn't given a prescription by either doctor. Instead, he was advised to buy an over-the-counter medicine. While he was in the specialist's waiting area, he read a magazine where he saw three ads for an allergy medicine called SneezeLess. A week later, in a drug store, Wei says to his brother, "My doctor says SneezeLess works great. I'll buy that one." Wei and his doctor never discussed SneezeLess. Wei has fallen victim to which of the following errors?
A) MPI
B) Recovered memory
C) Schema confusion
D) Source monitoring

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Wei has mistakenly attributed the recommendation for SneezeLess to his doctor despite not having discussed it with them. This is an example of source monitoring error, which involves confusion or inaccuracies in identifying the source of a memory or knowledge.

Wei Has Allergy Symptoms