James was involved in a car accident 3 years ago.He recently saw a man he thought was in the same accident as well,but when he approached him,the man had no idea what James was talking about.It turned out that the man was working at a coffee shop that James had visited on the day of the accident and was in no way involved in the car accident.James's confusion was the result of:
A)his flashbulb memory.
B)misattribution.
C)blocking.
D)suggestibility.

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James experienced misattribution, which is when a person confuses the source of a certain memory or information. In this case, James saw a person who he thought was involved in the car accident, but he misattributed this memory to the wrong source, since the individual was actually a barista at a coffee shop James visited on the day of the accident.

James Was Involved in a Car Accident 3 Years Ago