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ereecah

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on: Jun 19, 2018
In the context of memory and forgetting, one of the cognitive explanations for infantile amnesia states that:
 
  A) infants are likely to fantasize and add false details when remembering the past.
  B) infants tend to weave episodes together into meaningful stories of their own lives.
  C) infants do not make reliable use of language to symbolize or classify events.
  D) infants do not have any ability to decode sensory input, which allows them to constantly change their memories.

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true of catharsis?
 
  A) It helps alleviate some of the forces assaulting the ego.
  B) It magnifies the forces that assault the superego.
  C) It supports defensive behavior in a person.
  D) It helps a person repress his or her sadness.


shayla

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Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

A


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