Every Time Tim Remembered How Embarrassed He Had Been at the Party

question 179

Multiple Choice

Every time Tim remembered how embarrassed he had been at the party, he immediately thought of something else. He really tried to forget all about the party. Tim was using _____ for the purpose of motivated forgetting.

• A)suppression
• B)retrograde amnesia
• C)proactive amnesia
• D)repression

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