An Attorney Wants to Know If the Details and Accuracy

question 622

Multiple Choice

An attorney wants to know if the details and accuracy of an eyewitness's memory for a crime would be improved under hypnosis. Given the results of relevant research,what should you tell the attorney?

• A)Most hypnotically retrieved memories are either false or contaminated.
• B)Hypnotically retrieved memories are usually more accurate than conscious memories.
• C)Hypnotically retrieved memories are purely the product of the subject's imagination.
• D)Hypnosis only improves memory of anxiety-provoking childhood events.

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