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| Preferred Name | cryptomnesia |
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A source misattribution error occurring when a person generates content (a word, idea, song, solution to a problem, etc.) and perceives it as original in the current context, whereas it was in fact previously produced either by themselves or by someone else.
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cryptomnesic experience
inadvertent plagiarism
unconscious plagiarism
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| definition | A source misattribution error occurring when a person generates content (a word, idea, song, solution to a problem, etc.) and perceives it as original in the current context, whereas it was in fact previously produced either by themselves or by someone else. |
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inadvertent plagiarism
unconscious plagiarism
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| bibliographicCitation | McCarroll, C. J., & Sant’Anna, A. (2023). Cryptomnesia: A three-factor account. Synthese, 201(1), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-022-04002-4
Gingerich, A. C., & Sullivan, M. C. (2013). Claiming hidden memories as one’s own: A review of inadvertent plagiarism. Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 25(8), 903-916. https://doi.org/10.1080/20445911.2013.841674
Brown, A. S., & Murphy, D. R. (1989). Cryptomnesia: Delineating inadvertent plagiarism. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 15(3), 432–442. https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-7393.15.3.432
Brédart, S., Lampinen, J., & Defeldre, A.-C. (2003). Phenomenal characteristics of cryptomnesia. Memory, 11(1), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1080/741938174
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| creator | Frank Arnould
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| created | December 4, 2017
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| modified | July 28, 2025
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