ABSTRACT
Confabulation, according to Berlyne (1972), is a falsification of memory occurring in clear consciousness in association with an organically derived amnesia. The neuropsychological mechanism of confabulation is not known. Factors such as suggestibility (Pick, 1905; cited in Berlyne, 1972), improper sense of chronological order (Van der Horst, 1932; cited in Berlyne, 1972), vivid daydreaming and difficulty distinguishing fantasy from reality (Whitty & Lewin, 1957), filling amnestic gaps (Barbizet, 1963), and abnormal psychological reaction (Weinstein & Lyerly, 1968) have been implicated in the production of confabulations.
