Mekayla loved her second grade teacher and remembers it being her favorite year of elementary school. When her niece asks her about her favorite part of second grade, Mekayla has a hard time remembering anything that actually happened during that year. This is an example of
Social Studies · High School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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his scenario is an example of source amnesia, sometimes also referred to as source misattribution. Source amnesia is a type of memory error where an individual is able to remember certain information, but cannot recall where, when, or how the information was acquired. In Mekayla's case, she remembers her positive feelings about her second grade and that it was her favorite year of elementary school, but she cannot recall specific events or experiences that took place during that time. The emotion (liking second grade and her teacher) is retained, but the source of that emotion (specific memories) is not available to her conscious recollection.