Research on memory construction indicates that

a. recent events are more vulnerable to memory distortion than events from our more distant past.

b. false memories of imagined events are often recalled as something that really happened.

c. hypnotic suggestion is a particularly effective technique for accurate memory retrieval.

d. it is very difficult to lead people to construct memories of events that never happened.

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20 August, 20:44

Research on memory construction indicates that

a. recent events are more vulnerable to memory distortion than events from our more distant past.

b. false memories of imagined events are often recalled as something that really happened.

c. hypnotic suggestion is a particularly effective technique for accurate memory retrieval.

d. it is very difficult to lead people to construct memories of events that never happened.

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The answer to this question is (B) false memories of imagined events are often recalled as something that really happened.

Due to the fallibility of our memories, it is not uncommon to find that we have ended up developing false memories to events that never occurred, especially events far back in our past - most commonly during our childhood years. Many people imagined things that actually never occurred and developed memories that are associated to these events.