Maria was certain she recognized the waiter at the restaurant,but in fact she had never seen him before.This type of memory misattribution is known as:
A)déjà vu.
B)memory construction.
C)blocking.
D)false recognition.

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False recognition refers to the mistaken belief that a novel stimulus has been encountered previously. In this case, Maria believed she recognized the waiter even though she had never seen him before, which is an example of false recognition.

Maria Was Certain She Recognized the Waiter at the Restaurant,but