Roseanne claims that she can remember instances of childhood sexual abuse that started at 6 months of age
Why are most psychologists likely to be skeptical of this and other such claims?
A) Because decay leads to almost immediate forgetting of newly learned information
B) Because infantile amnesia makes it unlikely that these are true memories from that age
C) Because proponents of the realism of such claims are charging less to treat the victims of this abuse than those who are dubious of the claims
D) Repression inhibits the conscious recognition of traumatic events such as childhood sexual abuse
Answer: B
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