Lewis Cannot Remember the Details of the Torture He Experienced

question 61

Multiple Choice

Lewis cannot remember the details of the torture he experienced as a prisoner of war. According to Freud,Lewis's failure to remember these painful memories is an example of

• A)repression.
• B)retrieval failure.
• C)reconstruction.
• D)working memory.

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Definitions:

Seconds

Seconds are units of time, the base unit in the International System of Units (SI), used to measure duration and intervals of time.

Forgetting Curve

A graphical representation describing the rate at which information is lost over time if there is no attempt to retain it.

Hermann Ebbinghaus

A German psychologist known for his pioneering work in the study of memory, including the forgetting curve and the spacing effect.

Minutes

The written record of what was discussed and decided in a meeting.