Definition
Source-monitoring error is the term used by the many fields of neuroscience for the brain's failure to correctly determine whether a specific memory comes from short term or long term memory and which other memories might be associated with it.
This sort of error has been linked to Schizophrenia [1] and other milder cases of delusion [2].
References
- Clinical and Neurocognitive Aspects of Source Monitoring Errors in Schizophrenia Sophia Vinogradov, M.D., Jason Willis-Shore, B.A., John H. Poole, Ph.D., Emily Marten, B.A., Beth A. Ober, Ph.D. and Gregory K. Shenaut, Ph.D., 1997
- Belief in Reincarnation Tied to Memory Errors
- Moving Your Eyes Improves Memory, Study Suggests
Source Monitoring refers a relatively common psychological term, referring to the ability to accurately attribute a memory to its correct source. Source monitoring errors are extremely common (at least as common as other memory errors), a common issue being eye-witnesses who cannot correctly differeniate between the source of memories from actual events and memories from conversations about the event.
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