Repulsion at the Sight of Photos of Rape or Sound

question 71

Multiple Choice

Repulsion at the sight of photos of rape or sound of audiotapes of rape is likely to occur in

• A) rapists and nonrapists alike.
• B) rapists, but not nonrapists.
• C) nonrapists, but not in rapists.
• D) neither rapists nor nonrapists.

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Definitions:

Repression

A defense mechanism in psychoanalytic theory where unwanted or distressing thoughts and memories are unconsciously pushed out of conscious awareness.

Anterograde Amnesia

A memory deficit suffered after some kinds of brain damage, in which the patient seems unable to form new explicit memories; however, memories acquired before the injury are spared.

Memory Encoding

The process of converting information into a form that allows it to be stored in the brain.

Memory Trace

The physical record in the nervous system that preserves a memory.