Why are studies that seem to demonstrate the phenomenon of implicit memory important?
a. They indicate that memory can only affect behavior when there is conscious remembering.
b. They show that unconscious mental processes really do not exist.
c. They represent a research technique that enables scientists to study unconscious processes.
d. They provide objective evidence for the existence of a dissociative disorder.
Answer: c.
Question 2
After Linda witnessed a violent crime, she could not recall anything that happened before the trauma. Linda's experience is an example of
a. fugue.
b. dementia.
c. regressive amnesia.
d. dissociative amnesia.