Will served two tours in Iraq, and on the last one, he saw a friend get killed by a roadside bomb. Back in the US, a therapist asked about his friend and Will had difficulty recalling details about his friend's life. Which type of motivated forgetting may Will be experiencing?
A) encoding
B) repression
C) retrieval
D) interference
E) exsanguination

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Will may be experiencing repression, which is a type of motivated forgetting where memories are pushed into the unconscious mind due to their painful or traumatic nature. Will's difficulty in recalling details about his friend's life could be a result of him unconsciously repressing those memories as a way to cope with the trauma of his friend's death.

Will Served Two Tours in Iraq, and on the Last