Critics of repression as a mechanism of forgetting argue that ________

a. an individual can be forced into forgetting.
b. physical symptoms may be linked to forgetting.
c. people pick and choose what they want to remember.
d. people who have suffered disturbing cannot forget.


Answer: d

Psychology

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