Which of the Following Statements Regarding Motivated Forgetting Is Most

question 128

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding motivated forgetting is most accurate?

• A)Psychodynamic theorists generally reject the notion that motivated forgetting can occur.
• B)Based on the research evidence, most psychologists agree that motivated forgetting is a valid phenomenon that occurs more often than most people think.
• C)Results are mixed; some studies support this notion while others suggest that it rarely occurs.
• D)Though many therapists believe it can happen, almost all research indicates that motivated forgetting does not occur.

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Definitions:

Implicit

Refers to something that is understood or implied without being directly stated or expressed.

Partial Report Method

A research technique used in cognitive psychology to study the capacity and duration of short-term visual memory.

Sperling's Study

A series of experiments by George Sperling that investigated the capacity and duration of the sensory memory.

Sensory Memory

The shortest-term element of memory, which stores impressions of sensory information after the original stimuli have ended, lasting for a very brief period.