单选题 It can be inferred that researchers abandoned the skeptical "vivid imagination" hypothesis because

• (A) a new and more attractive hypothesis was suggested
• (B) no research was reported that supported the hypothesis
• (C) research results provided evidence to counter the hypothesis
• (D) the hypothesis was supported only by Szechtman's study, and not McGlashan's
• (E) the level of technical expertise in the field of hypnosis research did not permit adequate testing of the hypothesis