Confabulations are especially likely to occur in all the circumstances listed below EXCEPT:
A) when the imagined event contains a lot of details.
B) when it takes little effort to form an image of the event.
C) when the imagined event is one that you often think about.
D) Emotion is not related to accuracy.

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Confabulations are more likely to occur when there is little emotional involvement in the event or when the person is not aware of the inaccuracies in their memories. Therefore, option D is the exception as emotional involvement plays an important role in memory accuracy. Options A, B, and C are more likely to increase the chances of confabulations occurring.

Confabulations Are Especially Likely to Occur in All the Circumstances