Regarding repression, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Feelings of hostility toward a family member, names of people we dislike, and past failures are common targets of repression.
b. Recent research suggests that we are most likely to repress information that threatens our self-image.
c. Freud noticed that his patients had tremendous difficulty recalling shocking or traumatic events from childhood.
d. Repression involves protecting ourselves from unpleasant reality by consciously refusing to perceive it.
ANSWER: d
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