【单选题】

It can be inferred that researchers abandoned the skeptical "vivid imagination" hypothesis because
A．(A) a new and more attractive hypothesis was suggested

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