Nina becomes confused after her boyfriend corrects her and states "that didn't happen when we went to Disney World." Nina's false memory about this experience is best explained by her
A. having only gist memories about all the amusement parks she has visited.
B. attending to the wrong information when encoding the Disney World experience.
C. retrieving the information differently than her boyfriend because they are from different cultural backgrounds.
D. experiencing the tip-of-the tongue (TOT) phenomenon.
Answer: A
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