Psychological scientists who are skeptical about multiple personality disorder provide several reasons for their stance. Which of the following is NOT one of those reasons?

A) Thorough consideration of the symptoms reveals that MPD is actually psychogenic amnesia.
B) Unreliable techniques, like hypnosis, may be creating the disorder through the power of suggestion.
C) Clinicians may be creating the disorder through the power of suggestion.
D) Media coverage of sensational cases has played a major role in fostering MPD diagnosis.

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Avery Braunecker · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : A, Explanation :  Thorough consideration of the symptoms is actually a reason that skeptical psychological scientists give to support the idea that MPD is psychogenic amnesia, not a reason to be skeptical. The other options are valid reasons for skepticism about MPD.

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