Memories Retrieved While Under Hypnosis Are No More Accurate Than

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True/False

Memories retrieved while under hypnosis are no more accurate than memories retrieved while not under hypnosis, but persons who retrieve memories under hypnosis are far more confident in the accuracy of those memories.

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Definitions:

Preconscious

The part of the mind containing contents that are not in immediate awareness but can be accessed easily.

Reality Principle

A psychoanalytic concept referring to the capacity of the mind to assess the external world and act upon it appropriately, as opposed to acting on the pleasure principle.

Pleasure Principle

A psychoanalytic concept that describes people's instinctual seeking of pleasure and avoidance of pain to satisfy biological and psychological needs.

Ego

A part of the psyche that mediates between the conscious, the unconscious, and the reality by deploying defense mechanisms.