After Being Asked to Remember Three Consonants,participants in a Study

question 133

Multiple Choice

After being asked to remember three consonants,participants in a study by Peterson and Peterson counted aloud backward by threes to prevent

• A) shallow processing.
• B) iconic memory.
• C) encoding failure.
• D) rehearsal.

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Definitions:

Dissociation

A psychological experience in which a person feels disconnected from their thoughts, feelings, memories, or sense of identity, often in response to traumatic stress.

Repression

A defense mechanism where distressing thoughts, experiences, and memories are unconsciously excluded from conscious awareness.

Traumatic Memories

Painful recollections that are emotionally overwhelming and may persist, leading to stress and disorder such as PTSD.

Dissociation

A psychological condition or process where a person disconnects from their thoughts, feelings, memories, or sense of identity.