As a practical joke, Nadine tells her younger brother a story about an event that did NOT happen when he was 4 years old. She said he called 911 to report a fight they were having. Nadine repeated this story several times, until her brother could really imagine dialing the phone. This is an example of:

A. blocking.

B. transience.

C. imagination inflation.

D. persistence.

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Caitlyn Bonilla

20 May, 02:37

As a practical joke, Nadine tells her younger brother a story about an event that did NOT happen when he was 4 years old. She said he called 911 to report a fight they were having. Nadine repeated this story several times, until her brother could really imagine dialing the phone. This is an example of:

A. blocking.

B. transience.

C. imagination inflation.

D. persistence.

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Paulina Burke · Answer 1

The correct option is C) imagination inflation

Explanation:

Imagination inflation can be described as a situation in which imagining a situation that never occurred is done with such frequency that the person starts believing that the scenario of his imagination actually occurred.

As Nadine's younger brother starts to imagine himself dialing the phone when he was younger hence this is an example of imagination inflation.