To Help Resolve the Controversy Over Reports of Repressed Memories

question 70

Multiple Choice

To help resolve the controversy over reports of repressed memories of sexual abuse,major psychological and psychiatric associations suggest that

• A) all our experiences are preserved somewhere in our minds.
• B) the more stressful an experience is,the more quickly it will be consciously forgotten.
• C) repression is the most common mechanism underlying the failure to recall early childhood abuse.
• D) adult memories of experiences happening before age 3 are unreliable.

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Definitions:

Negative Reinforcement

A process in behaviorism where a behavior increases in frequency because it is followed by the removal or avoidance of an unpleasant stimulus.

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Negative Reinforcement

A behavioral principle where the removal of an undesirable or aversive stimulus following a behavior increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.

Intermittent Reinforcement

A conditioning schedule where a response is reinforced only some of the time, known to create strong and persistent behaviors.