Which Statement About the Current State of Recovered Memory of Child

question 19

Multiple Choice

Which statement about the current state of recovered memory of child sexual abuse is TRUE according to the text?

• A) Lawsuits have forced psychotherapists to be more conservative in their probing of the past.
• B) The number of claims of recovered memories has increased dramatically.
• C) Better investigative techniques mean that fewer cases of child sexual abuse are undetected.
• D) Canadian researchers have found that half of cases of child sexual abuse involve repressed memories.

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