According to Freud's Psychoanalytic Theory and His Idea of Repressed

question 46

Multiple Choice

According to Freud's psychoanalytic theory and his idea of repressed memory, if a person has a traumatic experience as a child, then that person will be unable to recall the experience later. Which of the following is the BEST conclusion you can draw about these ideas?

• A) Freud's psychoanalytic theory has received some support from laboratory experiments, and it remains the best explanation of people's failure to remember early experiences.
• B) Freud's psychoanalytic theory has largely been supported, and the idea of repressed memory has been clearly demonstrated in the laboratory.
• C) People are correct to believe that repressed memory often occurs in the general population following a traumatic childhood experience.
• D) Freud's ideas have often not been supported, and the idea that repressed memory is widespread is a psychological misconception.

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Definitions:

Formal Operational Thought

A stage in cognitive development, according to Piaget, where individuals develop the ability to think abstractly, logically, and systematically, usually beginning in adolescence.

Concrete Operational Thought

A stage in cognitive development, described by Piaget, where children aged 7-12 start to think logically about concrete events.

Sensorimotor Thought

refers to the stage in early childhood cognitive development where learning occurs through sensory experiences and manipulating objects.

Preoperational Thought

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where children from about 2 to 7 years old demonstrate symbolic thinking but not yet using cognitive operations like logic.