Dmitri Witnessed a Bank Robbery but Now Seems Unable to Remember

question 36

Multiple Choice

Dmitri witnessed a bank robbery but now seems unable to remember what he saw. To improve Dmitri's recall, a friend hypnotizes him and asks him, while he is hypnotized, to recall the crime. Research indicates that if questioned while under hypnosis:

• A) Dmitri will give a more elaborate account of the crime than he has on other occasions
• B) Dmitri will give a more accurate account of the crime than he has on other occasions
• C) Dmitri will be less vulnerable to the effect of leading questions
• D) Dmitri will suffer from less retrieval failure

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Definitions:

Defense Mechanism

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Neo-Freudian Psychologist

A psychologist belonging to a movement that adapted and extended Freud's theories, focusing more on social and cultural factors for personality.

Collective Unconscious

Carl Jung's concept of a part of the unconscious mind that is derived from ancestral memory and experience and is common to all humankind.

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