Source Monitoring Error
The source monitoring errors occur when normal memory recall and perception are disrupted, resulting in a memory error.
The source monitoring process is an unconscious mental test humans perform to determine if memory is “real” and accurate and not derived from an extraneous source such as a dream or a movie.
The source of a memory or idea can be found in many different places. In the event that source monitoring is disrupted, errors in recall can occur. An instance of this is when a memory is falsely attributed to an incident recalled in the past.
Source Monitoring is a set of processes involved in determining how memories, knowledge, and beliefs are derived.”
In addition to the reality monitoring that determines internal or external origin, Source Monitoring is the process of understanding and identifying the external source (external monitoring), and determining what is said or acted based on what the individual imagined or thought (internal monitoring).