Researchers Have Explored Ways of Undoing Forgetting, with Some Success

question 51

Multiple Choice

Researchers have explored ways of undoing forgetting, with some success. Which of the following is TRUE of these techniques?

• A) Techniques can help someone remember information, even if he or she didn't attend to it during initial encoding.
• B) These techniques can be used to overcome the effects of interference.
• C) These techniques are based on the concept of cuing memories.
• D) These techniques focus on only the most confidently described memories.

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Definitions:

Biological Drives

Innate impulses in living organisms that prompt certain behaviors essential for survival, such as hunger, thirst, and reproduction.

Unconscious

The part of the mind that is inaccessible to the conscious mind but that affects behavior and emotions.

Id

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that is the source of instinctual impulses and demands immediate satisfaction.

Phallic Stage

The third stage of psychosexual development, characterized by a shift of libido to the phallic region.