After Research Participants Have Retrieved a Long-Term Memory of a Traumatic

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Multiple Choice

After research participants have retrieved a long-term memory of a traumatic experience,researchers have attempted to use a drug or painless electroconvulsive shock to disrupt the ________ of that memory.

• A) repression
• B) reconsolidation
• C) retroactive interference
• D) proactive interference

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Definitions:

Inkblot Card

A psychological tool used in the Rorschach test where individuals’ perceptions of inkblots are analyzed to understand their psychological functioning.

Projective Assessment

Psychological testing methods where the responses to ambiguous stimuli are analyzed to uncover hidden emotions and internal conflicts.

Unconscious Drives

Deep-seated desires or motivations that influence behavior, of which an individual might not be explicitly aware.

Abnormal Functioning

Impaired or deviant operation of a system or organ, differing from normal or expected functioning.