When Questioned Repeatedly,children Are Likely to Describe with Confidence Events

question 20

Multiple Choice

When questioned repeatedly,children are likely to describe with confidence events and situations that never happened.These descriptions are referred to as __________.

• A)childhood exaggerations
• B)infantile distortions
• C)false memories
• D)creative recollections

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Definitions:

Hypothetical Proposition

A proposition or statement that is based on a hypothesis or an assumption rather than on known facts.

Antecedent

The “if” component in a hypothetical proposition.

Hypothetical Proposition

An assumption or proposition made for the sake of argument that explores consequences of its being true, regardless of its actual truth value.

Antecedent

In logic and grammar, it refers to the conditional clause or phrase to which a pronoun refers back; in logic, also the first part of a conditional statement.