The Forgetting of Past Failures, Upsetting Childhood Events, the Names

question 247

Multiple Choice

The forgetting of past failures, upsetting childhood events, the names of people you dislike, or appointments you do not want to keep is most likely caused by

• A)repression.
• B)encoding failure.
• C)retroactive interference.
• D)proactive interference.

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Definitions:

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Great Depression

A severe worldwide economic downturn that took place mostly during the 1930s.

Upton Sinclair

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Elections

A formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office.