Trait theories are primarily explanatory views of personality

According to one hypothesis, each time a memory is retrieved from long-term storage, it is temporarily susceptible to posttraumatic amnesia and then is strengthened again. This "restrengthening" process has been termed __________

Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.

Which of the following is not a self-serving tendency used to enhance self-esteem?

a. People tend to take credit for their successes, but not their failures. b. People underestimate the probability of positive outcomes and overestimate the probability that they will experience negative outcomes c. People overestimate the extent to which they can control personal outcomes. d. People bolster their optimism by linking their individual attributes to desirable outcomes.