Mrs McBride Can't Consciously Recall How Frequently She Criticizes Her

question 5

Multiple Choice

Mrs. McBride can't consciously recall how frequently she criticizes her children because it would be too anxiety-arousing to do so. Sigmund Freud would have suggested that her poor memory illustrates

• A) source amnesia.
• B) proactive interference.
• C) shallow processing.
• D) repression.

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Definitions:

Filtrate

Liquid that has passed through a filter—for example, fluid that enters the nephron through the filtration membrane of the glomerulus.

Sympathetic Stimulation

Activation of the sympathetic nervous system, which increases heart rate, blood pressure, and energy availability, preparing the body for action.

GFR

Glomerular Filtration Rate, a measure of the rate at which the kidneys filter blood, used to assess kidney function.

Pressure Gradient

A physical concept describing the difference in pressure levels across a space, driving fluids or gases from areas of higher to lower pressure.