Explanation
A. The passage does not state that hypnotic interviewing yields more inaccurate than accurate information; it says that accuracy is not generally improved and may sometimes deteriorate.
B. There is no mention of interviewers being overly confident about the correctness of their procedures.
C. The passage does not address the ability of interviewers to detect deception.
D. (Correct Response) The passage suggests that hypnotic interviewing can give rise to "false confidence," where witnesses may become more confident in their reports, which does not necessarily mean they are more accurate. This relates to the difficulty of assessing the reliability of memory reports based on the witness's confidence.
E. The passage does not discuss a decrease in susceptibility to hypnosis over time or a steady decrease in information provided.
The passage suggests that while hypnotic interviewing is less complex, it does not improve the accuracy of memory reports and can lead to increased confidence in potentially inaccurate memories. Thus, interviewers may not be able to accurately assess the reliability of a witness’s memory reports simply by how certain the witness feels about them.