A witness to a bank robbery did not see the getaway car, but is later asked by a police officer if she happened to see the blue Chevy that the crooks escaped in. At trial the witness reports (and indeed, genuinely remembers) seeing the crooks flee in a blue Chevy. Which of the following has NOT occurred?
A) a memory intrusion reflecting misinformation
B) memory intrusions from semantic associates
C) the creation of a false memory
D) source confusion

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Memory intrusions from semantic associates refer to errors in memory that occur when information or memories are recalled that are semantically related to, but not actually part of, the original information. In this scenario, the witness's false memory of seeing a blue Chevy is directly implanted by the suggestion of the police officer, rather than being an error arising from the witness's semantic associations related to the event.

A Witness to a Bank Robbery Did Not See the Getaway