Understanding Repressed Memories

What is the main idea behind repressed memories?

• Memories that are always remembered.

• Memories that are pushed into the unconscious mind.

• Memories that are consciously forgotten.

• Memories that are created by imagination.

Who is credited with the concept of repressed memories?

• Sigmund Freud

• B.F. Skinner

• Carl Jung

• Ivan Pavlov

What technique was used by therapists in the 1980s to uncover repressed memories?

• Cognitive behavioral therapy

• Hypnosis

• Dream analysis

• Guided imagery

What is a potential risk of using guided imagery in therapy?

• It is too expensive.

• It is not effective for any type of therapy.

• It can create false memories.

• It can lead to physical harm.

What did the 2000 study in Psychological Science find about people who recovered repressed memories?

• They had fewer false memories.

• They had more false memories.

• They had the same number of false memories as the control group.

• They had no false memories.

What was a key finding of the 1999 study in the Journal of Traumatic Stress?

• False memories cannot be induced.

• False memories can be induced using guided imagery.

• All memories are false.

• Guided imagery is always accurate.

What is a challenge in researching repressed memories?

• Finding participants willing to share their memories.

• Randomly assigning people to experience trauma.

• Demonstrating the reliability of repressed memories.

• Proving that all memories are false.

Why is it important to take continuous memories of trauma seriously?

• They are irrelevant to therapy.

• They are usually accurate and significant.

• They are often exaggerated.

• They are always false.

What should someone do if they have troubling thoughts, even if they can't prove their memories are real?

• Talk to a professional.

• Share them on social media.

• Ignore them.

• Try to forget them.

What is a common misconception about Freud's ideas on repressed memories?

• They are straightforward and simple.

• They are irrelevant to modern psychology.

• They are complex and nuanced.

• They are universally accepted.