In the 1990s,the large increase in the number of adults reporting recovered decades-old memories of childhood sexual abuse probably was the result of:
A)memory misattribution produced by the prevalence of graphic sexuality shown on television.
B)egocentric bias.
C)the prevalence of psychoactive drugs and the permissive sexual culture in the 1960s,when these individuals were children.
D)suggestive techniques used by psychotherapists.

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This phenomenon was largely attributed to the use of suggestive techniques by psychotherapists during therapy sessions, leading individuals to create false memories of childhood sexual abuse that did not actually occur. This is supported by research studies and the subsequent backlash against these techniques in the field of psychology.

In the 1990s,the Large Increase in the Number of Adults