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we tend to forget the source of an information faster than the information
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information from uncredible source can become credible when forgetting source, but not information itself
- sleeper effect: attitude can change when forgetting the source (Pratkanis et al., 1988)
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confusion between actual / imagined experience and own experience / of someone else
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Gold Mountain Blues case
- authors Choy, Lee and Yee launched copyright infringement lawsuit against Zhang for copying “substantial elements” of their books
- Zhang named common events and experiences as basis for her novel