Psychologists Have Offered Different Types of Explanations for the Potential

question 18

Multiple Choice

Psychologists have offered different types of explanations for the potential differences between memory for traumatic events and memory for more mundane events. Which type of explanation is most amenable to scientific assessment?

• A) Psychodynamic explanations based on repression and dissociation are less amenable to scientific investigation than are biological explanations.
• B) Psychodynamic explanations based on repression and dissociation are more amenable to scientific investigation than are biological explanations.
• C) Neither psychodynamic nor biological explanations are well-suited to scientific testing.
• D) Both psychodynamic and biological explanations are well-suited to scientific testing.

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Definitions:

Psychoanalytic

Relating to a theory and therapeutic method developed by Freud emphasizing unconscious mental processes in shaping feelings, thoughts, and behaviors.

Biological Model

An approach in psychology and medicine that considers biological processes and genetic factors as the primary basis for behavior and mental states.

Institutionalizing

The process of establishing something as a norm or standard within an institution or society.

Strange Behavior

Actions or responses that deviate significantly from what is considered typical or socially acceptable within a given cultural or societal context.