Cryptomnesia Situational Quiz

This quiz is designed to explore your potential for experiencing cryptomnesia, a memory bias where a person believes they have created an idea that, in fact, originated from someone else.

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You are writing a story and come up with what you think is a unique plot twist. Later, you find a book with a very similar twist. What is your reaction?

I assume I unconsciously copied it after reading that book years ago.

I believe the similarity is purely coincidental.

I think the author might have heard my idea somehow.

I feel inspired to develop my twist to make it more distinct.