Memory Experts Who Express Skepticism Regarding Reports of Repressed and Recovered

question 35

Multiple Choice

Memory experts who express skepticism regarding reports of repressed and recovered memories emphasize that

• A)there is very little people can do to relieve the distress resulting from traumatic memories.
• B)most extremely traumatic life experiences are never encoded into long-term memory.
• C)therapeutic techniques such as dream analysis encourage the construction of false memories.
• D)people rarely recall memories of long-ago unpleasant events.

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Definitions:

Protobionts

Hypothetical precursors to living cells, consisting of self-organized spheres of organic molecules, instrumental in the origin of life.

Heterotrophs

Organisms that obtain their energy by consuming other organisms, unable to produce food internally.

Organic Molecules

Chemical compounds containing carbon that are found in living organisms, including carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids.

Central Dogma

Term used to describe the process by which information flows from DNA to RNA to protein in a cell.