Research Indicates That Events of Early Childhood May Leave an Emotional

question 41

Multiple Choice

Research indicates that events of early childhood may leave an emotional memory that influences later functioning without the person having a conscious memory of the event. This is because a part of the brain, the amygdala, is involved at that point in time but prior to the development of more mature brain structures involved in memory, such as the hippocampus. This finding is

• A) Consistent with both psychoanalytic theory and cognitive science
• B) Consistent with only psychoanalytic theory
• C) Consistent with only cognitive science
• D) Inconsistent with both psychoanalytic theory and cognitive science

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