Table 2.
Descriptions and examples of inaccurate and accurate episodic details of the staged.
Category | Description | Examples from Staged Event |
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(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” |