Identify a true statement in the context of Loftus's studies concerning false memories
a. A therapist could implant false memories knowingly or unknowingly.
b. A person's memories can't always be judged as true.
c. "Repressed" memories of childhood may not be accurate in reality.
d. All of these are correct.
ANS: D
FEEDBACK: Elizabeth Loftus concluded that overall, there is little support for the notion that trauma is commonly banished out of awareness and later reliably recovered by processes beyond ordinary forgetting and remembering. There can be no doubt that memories for factually fake as well as impossible, or at least highly improbable, horrific traumatic events were developed or implanted, particularly among persons subjected to suggestive memory recovery procedures.
You might also like to view...
The most common report after removal of a limb is:
A. severe pain B. sensations of pins and needles C. sensations of numbness D. a burning sensation
Research on age and hearing loss indicates that ____
a. ?individuals from later generations are at greater risk for hearing loss b. ?individuals from later generations are at less risk for hearing loss c. ?individuals from later generations are at the same risk for hearing loss as individuals from earlier generations d. ?individuals born after 2000 are at the greatest risk for hearing loss
If a female is infertile or a carrier of a genetic disease, which of the following is not a good option for assisted reproduction?
a. Egg donation c. Gamete intrafallopian transfer b. In vitro fertilization d. Artificial insemination by donor
Jake wants to see a therapist because he feels he has negative thoughts and would like to change his way of thinking. Because he is on a limited budget, he would like to choose a type of therapy that is relatively short-term and inexpensive. Which of the following therapies would best meet Jake's needs?
A. psychoanalysis B. biomedical therapy C. cognitive-behavioral therapy D. person-centered therapy