(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 |
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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” |