The term "false memory" refers to:
A)perceptual information that is mistaken for lexical memory.
B)memories that people have which do not correspond to events as they actually happened.
C)memories that correspond to encoding rather than retrieval.
D)memories that are inhibited and seldom are retained.

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False memories refer to memories that do not correspond to events as they actually happened. These memories may result from suggestions, misattributions or other factors, leading individuals to recollect events that did not occur or to remember events differently from how they happened.

The Term "False Memory" Refers To