During a party, Michael was talking to a friend about the symbolism involved in a recent movie. Michael attributed the explanation of the symbolism to a prominent movie critic, when actually he heard it from his roommate. This example illustrates which of the following phenomena? a. Source-monitoring error

b. Serial position effect

c. Cryptomnesia

d. Amnesia

a. Source-monitoring error

Explanation:

Source-monitoring error is a phenomenon that refers to a type of memory error in which an individual's recall of a memory or experience is disrupted leading to incorrect attribution of an experience to an incorrect source. Several factors have been identified to be the cause of this memory error. They include, brain injury, amnesia, depression, aging, high stress level, etc.

A. Source-monitoring error.

Explanation:

Source monitoring errors occur when normal memory recall and perceptual processes are disrupted and a memory error occurs. Source monitoring itself is an unconscious mental test that humans perform in order to determine if a memory is "real" and accurate as opposed to being from an extraneous source like a dream or a movie. People use many sources to determine the source of a memory or idea. When a disruption in source monitoring occurs errors in recall can result as a source monitoring error. These occur when a specific recalled experience is falsely attributed to be the source of a particular memory.

In this instance now, Michael was talking to someone about symbolism in a recent movie. Instead of Michael to attributes the explanation to his roommate that told him, he attributed the explanation to a prominent movie critic.