Connie Kristiansen Has Expressed Concern That the Scientific Questioning of the Validity

question 94

Multiple Choice

Connie Kristiansen has expressed concern that the scientific questioning of the validity of repressed memories of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) will be associated with:

• A)Less reporting of CSA by women
• B)More court cases challenging CSA recollections
• C)Lower financial court settlements for CSA victims
• D)A loss of medical insurance for CSA victims

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Definitions:

Human Behavior

The range of behaviors exhibited by humans and which are influenced by culture, attitudes, emotions, values, ethics, authority, rapport, hypnosis, persuasion, coercion, and/or genetics.

Positivism

A system of thought that regards scientific observation to be the highest form of knowledge.

Scientific Observation

The process of carefully watching and analyzing phenomena in a systematic way to gain empirical knowledge.

Religious Dogma

A system of beliefs, doctrines, or principles set forth by a religious authority as incontrovertibly true.