Which of the following topics is most controversial among current psychologists? That is, which of them is believed by some and strongly disbelieved by others?

A) The tendency for proactive interference to enhance forgetting.
B) The ability of therapy patients to accurately recover repressed memories of early sexual abuse.
C) Existence of different kinds of memory--e.g., procedural vs. declarative, explicit vs. implicit.
D) The possibility of being influenced in behavior by implicit memories, even though one does not recall them consciously.

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Nikki O'Malley · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  The ability of therapy patients to accurately recover repressed memories of early sexual abuse is a highly controversial topic among psychologists, with some experts believing that such memories are often false and implanted through suggestion during therapy, while others argue that repressed memories can, in fact, be accurately recovered through therapy. The other topics listed (A, C, and D) are well-established areas of research in psychology that are not as controversial.

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