You Should Be Skeptical of "Recovered" Memories That Were Repressed

question 28

Multiple Choice

You should be skeptical of "recovered" memories that were repressed because

• A) many painful events are well remembered.
• B) retrieval failure may explain "recovered memories."
• C) if the memory was important enough to be repressed, it would be a flashbulb memory and be robust to decay.
• D) some recovered memories turn out to be false memories suggested by therapists.

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