False memories or FM are likely due to problems storing and reassembling the relevant parts correctly. Memories are also reconstructions, so some misremembering may occur.

1. Recall a problem that you found difficult to understand, either from an academic area or from some other aspect of your life. Which of

1. In general, how accurate is metacognition? Examples from various metamemory studies, the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon, and metacomprehension follow. Description of several factors that could influence