The Notion That a Person Would Forget Something Because That

question 148

Multiple Choice

The notion that a person would forget something because that memory would be threatening to the individual in some way is know as the theory of

• A) motivated forgetting.
• B) spreading networks.
• C) associative nodes.
• D) synaptic terminations.

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Definitions:

Electric Shock

A sudden discharge of electricity through a part of the body, which can cause damage or stimulation.

Shaping

A method of behavior training in which successive approximations toward a target behavior are reinforced.

Generalization

The process of applying the knowledge gained from specific instances to broader situations or populations.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a reflexive response without prior learning.