What is one of the complexities pointed out by Laney and Loftus (2005) with respect to interpreting reports of repressed memories?
a. Forgetting about abuse for a time indicates that the memory is repressed.
b. Just because abuse is not mentioned by a survivor does not mean the memory of the abuse has been repressed.
c. Descriptions of false memories are usually extremely vague.
d. Because memory is concrete, false memories cannot be planted and details cannot be erased.
Question 2Research by Pezdek, Blandon-Gitlin, and Gabbay (2006) points out that ____.
a. only plausible information can be planted in someone's memory
b. both plausible and implausible memories can be planted
c. it is easier to plant implausible memories than plausible memories
d. it is almost impossible to plant false memories
Question 3Pope and colleagues (2006) reported that the number of publications related to dissociative disorder and dissociative amnesia ____.
a. has steadily increased from 1980 to the present time
b. increased between 1980 and the mid-1990s, then sharply decreased since then
c. has steadily decreased from 1980 to the present time
d. was relatively stable between 1980 and the mid-1990s, then sharply increased since then
Question 4Which statement about the development of dissociative identity disorder (DID) is accurate?
a. Child abuse is frequently reported as the trigger for the disorder.
b. The start of the disorder is usually unrelated to family stresses.
c. The disorder usually cannot be detected until middle age.
d. Characteristics of individuals diagnosed with DID have remained stable over time.
Question 5Fleeting depersonalization episodes are more prevalent in ____.
a. young children
b. older adults
c. college students
d. artists
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