According to the Textbook, Alan Alda Refused to Eat a Hard-Boiled

question 174

Multiple Choice

According to the textbook, Alan Alda refused to eat a hard-boiled egg because Elizabeth Loftus suggested to him that his answers to a questionnaire revealed that he must have gotten sick after eating hard-boiled eggs at some time in his life. His refusal illustrates

• A)how hypnosis can aid in the recovery of long-forgotten memories.
• B)how easy it is to implant false memories.
• C)how classical conditioning produces taste aversions.
• D)the difference between repression and suppression regarding memory loss.

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