Soldiers sometimes show a pattern referred to as "battlefield amnesia." The soldier is awake and functioning during the battle,then goes back to camp,gets a night's sleep,and then,in the morning,has no memory of the battle.Repression is one explanation for this pattern,but other,less controversial explanations also exist.Which of the following is LEAST likely as a potential explanation for why memories might be encoded poorly during a traumatic event?

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Interference may be the least likely potential explanation for poor memory encoding during a traumatic event because interference typically refers to something (e.g., other memories or information) interfering with the retrieval of pre-existing memories, rather than interfering with the encoding of new memories during a specific event. sleep deprivation, head injury, and extreme stress can all impact memory encoding during a traumatic event.

Soldiers Sometimes Show a Pattern Referred to as "Battlefield Amnesia