Which of the following statements best fits the social-cognitive perspective of dissociative amnesia and fugue?
A. The experience is a learned response that serves to distance the individual from disturbing memories.
B. The experience is an unconscious protective mechanism to protect the individual from traumatic experiences and conflicts.
C. The experience is a result of underlying brain damage that results in lost memories.
D. The experience is a result of an underlying predisposition to memory issues that is triggered by a stressful event.
Answer: A
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a. Denial b. Projection c. Displacement d. Sublimation
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a. driving under the speed limit. b. driving while intoxicated. c. listening to music so loud that he cannot hear sirens or other warnings. d. not be wearing his seatbelt.
Marita is an African-American child who was adopted into an economically well-off white family when she was a baby. Findings from several adoption studies predict that Marita will
A) have an IQ considerably below that of white children growing up in similar families. B) attain a mean IQ 20 to 30 points higher than the typical scores of children growing up in low-income black communities. C) experience a 20- to 30-point drop in IQ between early childhood and adolescence. D) remain below the national average in IQ throughout childhood and adolescence.
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What will be an ideal response?