Participants in a psychology experiment are shown photographs that elicit three kinds of emotional reactions: happiness,fear,or sadness.A week later,they are shown a series of photographs and asked to identify which ones they had seen before.You could predict that the best memory would be for the:
A) sad pictures
B) happy pictures
C) frightening pictures
D) happy and frightening pictures

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Emotional arousal, particularly fear, tends to enhance memory retention, making frightening pictures more memorable.

Participants in a Psychology Experiment Are Shown Photographs That Elicit