Authors and Songwriters Sometimes Think an Idea Came from Their

question 53

Multiple Choice

Authors and songwriters sometimes think an idea came from their own creative imagination, when in fact they are unintentionally plagiarizing something they earlier read or heard. This best illustrates

• A) mood-congruent memory.
• B) source amnesia.
• C) the spacing effect.
• D) sensory memory.

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