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Imagination inflation

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

A phenomenon in which repeatedly imagining an event increases confidence that the event actually occurred, leading to false or distorted memories.

AP course connection

Topic 2.7: 2.7 Forgetting and Other Memory Challenges

Unit 2

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