In soap operas, characters often forget their past experience following some trauma. They don't merely forget the traumatic event, they forget who they are, where they came from-they lose almost all memory of their lives. They then move to a new place and start a new identity. This would be best described as an instance of __________.

A. anterograde amnesia
B. dissociative fugue
C. continuous amnesia
D. generalized amnesia

Answer: B

Psychology

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The main difference between the original Head Start Program and the Abecedarian Project is the:

a. Age at which the program begins b. The socioeconomic status of the students c. The genetic similarity of the students d. None of the above

Psychology

According to the biological process perspective,

a. personality is purely genetic. b. all nervous systems function the same way. c. nervous system processes, but not hormonal processes, influence personality. d. both nervous system and hormonal processes influence personality.

Psychology