Johnson et al. (1988)

Phenomenal characteristics of memories for perceived and imagined autobiographical events.

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 117(4), 371-376

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Johnson, M. K., Foley, M. A., Suengas, A. G., & Raye, C. L. (1988). Phenomenal characteristics of memories for perceived and imagined autobiographical events. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 117(4), 371-376. https://doi.org/10.1037/0096-3445.117.4.371

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Reality Monitoring Metacognition

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The judgment relies on the qualities of the memory itself: memories of perceived events carry more perceptual and contextual detail, and supporting memories, whereas people justify memories of imagined events more by reasoning from prior knowledge