Regarding Repression, Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 625

Multiple Choice

Regarding repression, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)Feelings of hostility toward a family member, names of people we dislike, and past failures are common targets of repression.
• B)Recent research suggests that we are most likely to repress information that threatens our self-image.
• C)Freud noticed that his patients had tremendous difficulty recalling shocking or traumatic events from childhood.
• D)Repression involves protecting ourselves from unpleasant reality by consciously refusing to perceive it.

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