Which of the following best describes the consensus of most researchers about the recovered memory controversy?
A) People who experience traumatic events do not try hard enough to repress the memory and it is recovered.
B) Many trauma survivors lose memory for the entire event, including several days surrounding the event.
C) Cases in which a person loses all memory for a traumatic event, and then recovers the details accurately, years later, are rare.
D) Most people who recover memories of traumatic sexual abuse in therapy are actually rebelling against the suggestions of the therapist.

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The consensus among most researchers is that cases where a person completely forgets a traumatic event and then accurately recovers all the details years later are uncommon. This view acknowledges the complexity of memory, especially concerning traumatic events, without dismissing the possibility of memory recovery but emphasizing its rarity.

Which of the Following Best Describes the Consensus of Most