Based on Research into and Debate About the Issue of Recovered

question 68

Multiple Choice

Based on research into and debate about the issue of recovered memories, what official position has the Canadian Psychiatric Association taken?

• A)The mental health profession is in no position to judge the validity of recovered childhood memories of abuse.
• B)Childhood memories later recovered in adulthood are of questionable reliability and should never be accepted without corroboration.
• C)There is no evidence whatsoever to support the notion of recovered memories of childhood abuse.
• D)There is overwhelming evidence to support the validity of recovered childhood memories.

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Definitions:

Observational Study

A study where researchers observe and record behavior or outcomes without intervention to understand relationships between variables.

Variables Controlled

In experiments, these are the factors that researchers keep constant to prevent them from influencing the outcome of the study.

Confounding Variable

An external variable that influences both the dependent and independent variables, making the relationship between them less clear.

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