The Belief That Possessions Are Important in Life,which Is a Value

question 26

Multiple Choice

The belief that possessions are important in life,which is a value that most of the rest of the world attributes to the United States,is ______.

• A) efficiency
• B) activity orientation
• C) individualism
• D) materialism

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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.