A Notable Trend of the U

question 123

Multiple Choice

A notable trend of the U.S.population is the changing racial and ethnic composition.__________, who may be from any race, currently make up 15 percent of the U.S.population.

• A)African American
• B)American Indian
• C)Asian American
• D)Mexicans
• E)Pacific Islanders

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Definitions:

Repression

A defense mechanism in psychoanalytic theory where unwanted or distressing thoughts and memories are unconsciously pushed out of conscious awareness.

Anterograde Amnesia

A memory deficit suffered after some kinds of brain damage, in which the patient seems unable to form new explicit memories; however, memories acquired before the injury are spared.

Memory Encoding

The process of converting information into a form that allows it to be stored in the brain.

Memory Trace

The physical record in the nervous system that preserves a memory.