Which of the Following Statements Is True Regarding Motivated Forgetting

question 132

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true regarding motivated forgetting?

• A)Motivated forgetting always involves a lack of proper consolidation prior to storage.
• B)Suppression involves a partial or complete, unintended memory loss for a painful event.
• C)Suppression is an active process of avoiding an unpleasant memory.
• D)Suppression falls under the category of encoding failure.

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