Plotnik and Kouyoumdjian begin this module with a scene from a campus mugging. Their point is to show that:
A. crime is so scary that we are likely to remember every detail
B. crime is a special situation, in which the everyday rules of memory do not apply
C. remembering and forgetting are automatic in dramatic situations like this one
D. remembering and forgetting are not as simple as most people think
Answer: D
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