The Type of Dissociative Amnesia in Which People Forget Only

question 240

Multiple Choice

The type of dissociative amnesia in which people forget only the disturbing or stressful events which took place in a given time period, but remember everything else about that time period,
Is called ______ amnesia.

• A) selective
• B) intermittent
• C) localized
• D) systematized

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Definitions:

Heart Ailment

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Milgram's Study

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Shock

A sudden and often intense disturbance of the mind, emotions, or sensibility, typically resulting from an unexpected event or experience.

Stanley Milgram

A psychologist famous for his experiments on obedience, demonstrating that people are willing to obey authority figures even when it involves harming others.