Although he actually learned about Holland's high taxes from talking to someone at a recent party, Paul was absolutely convinced that he had heard about the high taxes in Holland on a radio talk show. This is an example of a false memory due to:
A)source confusion.
B)the misinformation effect.
C)trace decay.
D)anterograde amnesia.

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This is an example of source confusion, which occurs when a person remembers information correctly but attributes it to the wrong source. In this case, Paul correctly remembered the information about Holland's high taxes but inaccurately attributed the source of the information to a radio talk show instead of a conversation at a party.

Although He Actually Learned About Holland's High Taxes from Talking