What mechanisms other than repression could account for a person's psychogenic amnesia?

What will be an ideal response?

3. The person could be intentionally avoiding the memory by using distraction or focusing on positive experiences; failure to rehearse the memory may be causing it to fade; or the person may be avoiding retrieval cues that would evoke the memory.

Psychology

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When Milgram and his team set up several variations of his original study, they found that people were more likely to disobey when

A) the experimenter wore a white lab coat instead of street clothes. B) a confederate acting as another teacher refused to comply. C) a second experimenter agreed the experiment should continue. D) the experimenter appeared to be an authority figure.

Psychology

There is evidence and concern that which common treatment for depression can trigger suicidal thoughts and behaviors in adolescents?

A) Amphetamines B) Valium C) SSRIs D) all of the above

Psychology