Researchers studying memory found that participants asked to recall events from their childhood produced more detailed accounts when shown photographs from those years than when given only verbal cues. However, when participants were later shown fabricated photographs of childhood events that had not actually occurred, a substantial fraction described detailed memories of these fictitious events, expressing high confidence in their accuracy.
Which conclusion most logically follows from the passage?
- A
Photographs always provide accurate evidence of past events
- Bcheck_circle
Confidence in autobiographical memory is not a reliable indicator of its accuracy
- C
Verbal cues produce more accurate memories than photographs in all conditions
- D
Memories of childhood events cannot be reconstructed once forgotten
Explanation
High confidence in fabricated memories supports B. A contradicts the fabrication finding; C and D contradict the passage.