Incest survivors who lack conscious memories of their sexual abuse may be told they are repressing the memory.This explanation for their lack of abuse memories emphasizes

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The explanation for the lack of abuse memories is retrieval failure, as the memories may be in the person's unconscious but inaccessible due to trauma or other factors. The other options (anterograde amnesia, encoding failure, proactive interference) do not fit as well with the scenario of repressed memories.

Incest Survivors Who Lack Conscious Memories of Their Sexual Abuse