Denji, a 44-year-old man, almost gets hit by a car while crossing a road. He suddenly remembers being in a terrible car accident as a small child. His father confirms that it did, indeed, happen, but they never discussed it with Denji. Psychologists would call this a(n):

a. false memory.
b. autobiographical memory.
c. recovered memory.
d. repressed memory.


c. recovered memory.

Psychology

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A) facial-feedback B) triarchic C) cognitive-dissonance D) drive-reduction

Psychology

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A. Positive attitudes toward hypnosis B. An expectation that one will become highly hypnotized C. A high level of motivation to become hypnotized D. A high extraversion score

Psychology

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a. episodic b. echoic c. procedural d. semantic

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