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tion of forgetting to recol- lection error, as well as about the role that lack of confidence in one's memory plays in resisting false suggestions (Loftus, 1996; Rubin & Wenzel, 1996; Wickens, 1998; Wixted, 2004). There are legitimate con- cerns that delay can lead to increased guessing, schema- driven

ildhood genital contact is paramount, with concerns about inac- curacies amplified when the adults have trauma histories (Conway, 2013; Howe, 2013; Loftus, 1996; Otgaar, Muds, Howe, & Merchkelback, 2017). Society is grappling with how to respond to such cases (D. A. Connolly, Chong, Coburn, & Lutgens

ncounters, including as intensified in vulner- able individuals by debated clinical techniques (Bot- toms, Shaver, & Goodman, 1996; Lilienfeld, 2015; Loftus, 1996). Yet clinical and memory theories should also address the matter of enduring memories for genital touch actually experienced in childhood.

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