Some Researchers Have Suggested That Highly Painful Memories Can Be

question 26

Multiple Choice

Some researchers have suggested that highly painful memories can be repressed.This theory

• A)is considered to be correct by most researchers.
• B)is known to be backwards,because it is actually pleasurable memories that are rapidly forgotten.
• C)is controversial and doubted by many researchers.
• D)has never been tested.

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