Question

James was involved in a car accident 3 years ago. He recently saw a man he remembered being in the accident, but when he approached him, the man had no idea what James was talking about. It turned out that the man was working at a coffee shop which James had visited that day and was in no way involved in the car accident. James's confusion was the result of:

Answer 1

Misattribution.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since misattribution is an incorrect attribution of someone or something, which is happening in this case, this is the answer.