The use of developmentally appropriate techniques for interviewing children __________.

A. has by now spread to nearly all legal professionals who interview children
B. leads to a good relationship between examiner and child, but does not improve the accuracy of children's recall
C. leads a great majority of children who have actually been abused to disclose the abuse
D. can still only get about one-third of children who were abused to disclose the abuse


Answer: C

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