EPPP Psychology

Category - Cognitive-Affective Bases of Behavior

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What is one example of why people’s memory systems are selective in nature? Choose all that apply.

To encourage retention of positive experiences
To avoid filling it to capacity with unnecessary information
To filter out all the negative memories
None of the above

Explanation

Answer: B - Individuals inherently have different capacities for memory storage, yet overall, it would be unproductive for human beings to remember, and retain each and every detail of their daily lives. This would push one’s memory bank to capacity very quickly.

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