Psychologists Who Doubt the Accuracy of Recovered Memories of Abuse

question 45

Multiple Choice

Psychologists who doubt the accuracy of recovered memories of abuse maintain that

• A) the recovered memories result from the ineffective encoding of everyday events.
• B) the recovered memories are accurate accounts of earlier events.
• C) the recovered memories are inadvertently created in individuals after a therapist makes suggestions of childhood abuse.
• D) individuals purposely make up stories of abuse to damage the reputation of the accused individual.

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