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I found even the intro to this article difficult to read, as it jumped right into technical psych jargon - and I've studied a lot of psychology over the years. So I expect it's really daunting to someone totally unfamiliar with the field. Perhaps someone familiar with this particular subject could reword the intro for laymen? Bookbrad (talk) 16:14, 1 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that the introductory paragraph is a bit complex and does not necessarily invite people to be learning more about the topic--It assumes a certain degree of knowledge about this topic from the start. I would like to add a more relatable example, along the lines of "For example, individuals may learn about a current event from a friend, but later report having learned about it on the local news." Also, I believe the first sentence should be made more clear, such as "A source-monitoring error is a type of memory error where the source of a memory is incorrectly attributed to some specific recollected experience." I believe this clarifies the true definition of a source-monitoring error by establishing first that the misattribution of the source is the defining factor. Jasonbrovich (talk) 03:30, 18 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]