Mandela Effect Quiz Communication & Collaboration 3

Question 1

Who coined the term "Mandela Effect"?

Accepted Answer

Fiona Broome

Answer

Paranormal researcher Fiona Broome coined the term after discussing false memories of Nelson Mandela's death.

Question 2

Roughly when was the term "Mandela Effect" coined?

Accepted Answer

2009

Answer

Broome introduced the term around 2009 after a conversation at a convention.

Question 3

What is it called when people's recollections change to match what others in a group report?

Accepted Answer

Memory conformity

Answer

Memory conformity (social contagion of memory) occurs when co-witnesses adopt each other's details.

Question 4

Forgetting where you learned something and wrongly crediting another source is called what?

Accepted Answer

Source monitoring error

Answer

A source monitoring error misattributes the origin of a memory or fact.

Question 5

Unintentionally filling memory gaps with fabricated but believed details is known as what?

Accepted Answer

Confabulation

Answer

Confabulation produces sincere but false memories without intent to deceive.

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