Which Statement Best Describes the Current State of Opinion on Recovered

question 27

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes the current state of opinion on recovered memories of childhood abuse?

• A)Most recovered memories of childhood abuse are genuine, and these memories are credible sources of testimony in legal cases.
• B)Most recovered memories of childhood abuse are genuine, but they are still not credible sources of testimony in legal cases.
• C)Most recovered memories of childhood abuse are false, and they should not be considered a credible source of testimony in legal cases.
• D)Some recovered memories are genuine, whereas others are false, and psychologists lack the tools to differentiate between them.
• E)Some recovered memories are genuine, whereas others are false, and psychologists have now developed techniques that can reliably distinguish between them.

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Definitions:

Primacy Effect

A cognitive bias that results in the tendency to remember information that was encountered first better than information that was presented later on.

Recency Effect

The tendency to remember the most recently presented information better than information presented earlier.

Free Recall

Free recall is a memory test in which an individual is asked to remember and reproduce information in any order without any specific cues.

Primacy Effect

The tendency to remember information that is presented first, better than information that is presented later on.