The reports of children who are interviewed by officials regarding an alleged incident of sexual abuse are most likely to be unreliable if
A) no one has discussed the incident with them before.
B) they are interviewed shortly after the incident occurred.
C) they were emotionally stressed by the incident.
D) they are questioned about specific forms of abuse that never happened during the incident.

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If children are questioned about specific forms of abuse that never happened during the incident, it can suggest to them that those things happened and cause them to provide unreliable information. This is known as suggestibility and can seriously affect the accuracy of their reports.

The Reports of Children Who Are Interviewed by Officials Regarding