Psychoanalytically oriented theorists explain posthypnotic amnesia by arguing that
A) the experience has been recorded in a part of the mind not accessible to consciousness.
B) participants do what they think they are supposed to do.
C) participants have not been given an adequate incentive to report the experience.
D) participants do not record the experience anywhere in memory.

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Psychoanalytically oriented theorists would argue that the experience has been recorded in a part of the mind not accessible to consciousness, such as the unconscious mind or the repressed memory. Therefore, the memory is not retrievable through conscious effort, leading to posthypnotic amnesia.

Psychoanalytically Oriented Theorists Explain Posthypnotic Amnesia by Arguing That