Author Question: In social psychology, ________ refer(s) to recollections of a past traumatic event that are ... (Read 50 times)

SAVANNAHHOOPER23 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

In social psychology, ________ refer(s) to recollections of a past traumatic event that are objectively false, but that people believe really occurred.

a. autobiographical memories
b. recovered memories
c. false memory syndrome
d. confabulatory memories

Question 2

With regard to recovered memories, on which point are nonscientific writers and research psychologists most likely to agree?

a. Sexual abuse is more common than many people would like to think.
b. The repression of memories is a major source of depression and eating disorders.
c. Recovered memories, in the absence of other evidence, are not sufficient to prove past abuse.
d. Many people who allegedly recover memories of abuse are making up stories.