Which of the following is probably the most plausible explanation of source misattribution?
A) Even initially, we fail to encode the source of the information we learn.
B) Long-term memory is more likely to code the meaning than the source of the information we learn.
C) We don't have the working memory capacity to process not only the information we learn but also its source.
D) Memory for the source of the information we learn decays more quickly than does the information itself.

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Long-term memory tends to prioritize the encoding of the meaning of information over the specific details about the source of that information. This can lead to difficulties in accurately recalling where or from whom we learned something, even though we remember the information itself quite well.

Which of the Following Is Probably the Most Plausible Explanation