All of the Following Are True of Irradiation Methods Used

question 30

Multiple Choice

All of the following are true of irradiation methods used for food preservation and sterilization EXCEPT

• A) they prolong shelf-life of fruits and vegetables.
• B) they are used for the sterilization of many spices.
• C) they greatly reduce the number of pathogens present in meats and poultry.
• D) residual radioactivity is left behind on many foods.
• E) ionizing radiation such as X rays or gamma rays is used.

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Definitions:

Retrograde Amnesia

A loss of memory-access to events that occurred, or information that was learned, before an injury or the onset of a disease.

Motivated Forgetting

A psychological theory that suggests individuals may forget unwanted memories, either consciously or unconsciously, due to the memories being distressful or threatening.

Anxiety-Arousing Memories

Recollections of past events that trigger feelings of fear, worry, or apprehension.

Repression

In psychoanalytic theory, the basic defense mechanism that banishes from consciousness anxiety-arousing thoughts, feelings, and memories.