Jackie's psychologist believes that Jackie has difficulty remembering her early adolescent years due to traumatic events that occurred during that time. This is known as
A)regression.
B)retrieval errors.
C)repression.
D)all of these

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Repression is a defense mechanism where a person unconsciously blocks out traumatic or painful memories. In this case, Jackie's inability to remember her early adolescent years is attributed to traumatic events that occurred during that time, which is a classic example of repression. Regression refers to the reversing back to an earlier stage of development, and retrieval errors refer to memory errors that occur during the recall of information. Therefore, these options are not applicable in this scenario.

Jackie's Psychologist Believes That Jackie Has Difficulty Remembering Her Early