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. 2014 Jan 3;9:1–11. doi: 10.1016/j.dcn.2013.12.005

Table 2.

Descriptions and examples of inaccurate and accurate episodic details of the staged.

Category Description Examples from Staged Event
(a) Inaccurate episodic detail subcategories and types of errors
 (i) Event
  Approximation Imprecise event detail “I had cheese pizza for lunch” (correct = pepperoni)
  Confabulation Completely false event detail “It was raining outside” (correct = sunny)
 (ii) Place
  Approximation Imprecise place detail “We started on the 5th floor” (correct = 6th floor)
  Confabulation Completely false place detail “I ate lunch in the cafeteria” (correct = lunch room)
 (iii) Time
  Approximation Imprecise time detail “It was on August 15th” (correct = 16th)
  Confabulation Completely false time detail “The lunch started at 3pm” (correct = 12pm)
 (ii) Perceptual
  Approximation Imprecise perceptual detail “You wore a purple sweater” (instead of pink)
  Confabulation Completely false perceptual detail “I saw needles in the display” (incorrect - coins)
 (b) Accurate episodic detail subcategories
  (i) Event Accurate description of actions, people involved, clothing, and the weather “I counted the footprints”
  (ii) Place Accurate descriptions of location (province, city, street, building, room, part of room) “We started on the 6th floor”
  (iii) Time Accurate descriptions of year, season, month, date, day of week, and time of day “It was in January”
  (iv) Perceptual Accurate descriptions of sensory and visual details, body position, orientation in space, duration of event “I was sitting on the right side of the table”