Psychologists Who Study False Memories Have Engaged in a Debate

question 139

Multiple Choice

Psychologists who study false memories have engaged in a debate over the validity of recovered memories. Why are they skeptical about claims of recovered memories?

• A) They have never experienced recovered memories themselves.
• B) Many of the techniques used to create false memories in research bear a striking similarity to the techniques used to recover memories in therapy.
• C) Brain scans can easily distinguish between true and false memories.
• D) Scientists have proved that it is impossible to remember something that you have once forgotten.

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