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==Overview==

There are several different types of '''memory errors''', in which people may inaccurately recall details of events that did not occur, or they may simply misattribute the source of a memory. In other instances, imagination of a certain event can create confidence that such an event actually occurred. Causes of such memory errors may be due to certain cognitive factors, such as [[spreading activation]], or to physiological factors, including [[brain damage]], age or emotional factors. Furthermore, memory errors have been reported in individuals with [[schizophrenia]] and [[Depression (mood)|depression]]. The consequences of memory errors can have significant implications. Two main areas of concern regarding memory errors are in [[eyewitness testimony]] and cases of [[{{child abuse]].}}

==Types of memory errors==