Imagining events can actually create false memories of those events.This is known as
A) the misinformation effect.
B) imagination inflation.
C) reconsolidation.
D) source amnesia.

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Imagination inflation occurs when imagining an event which never happened can increase confidence that it actually occurred. This phenomenon can lead to the creation of false memories about the event.

Imagining Events Can Actually Create False Memories of Those Events