Alexander Et Al

Alexander et al. (2005) contacted adolescents and young adults who had been involved in a study years earlier that was conducted to assess the effects of criminal prosecutions on child abuse victims. These researchers asked respondents to indicate which events had previously happened to them and which event was the most traumatic. What did these researchers find?

A) Respondents who designated child sexual abuse as their most traumatic experience were not very accurate in reporting the details of their experiences.
B) Respondents who designated child sexual abuse as their most traumatic experience were very accurate in reporting the details of their experiences.
C) Surprisingly, most respondents did not report that child sexual abuse happened to them.
D) Although some respondents did report that they had experienced child sexual abuse, they often downplayed the seriousness of the event.