Donna was brutally assaulted outside the local 7-Eleven.Although she cannot recall the details of the assault,she becomes terrified when she drives past the 7-Eleven.This is an example of a situation in which a person
A)has an explicit memory,but no implicit memory.
B)has neither explicit nor implicit memory.
C)will most likely develop dissociative identity disorder.
D)has no explicit memory,but has an implicit memory.

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The fact that Donna cannot recall the details of the assault suggests that she may have experienced some form of memory loss or amnesia. However, the fact that she becomes terrified when she drives past the 7-Eleven suggests that she still has some kind of memory for the traumatic event, even if it is not consciously accessible. This is consistent with the idea of implicit memory, which refers to unconscious memories that influence behavior and emotional responses. Therefore, the best choice is D, which suggests that Donna has no explicit memory (i.e. conscious memory) of the assault, but may have an implicit memory (i.e. unconscious memory) that triggers her fear response.

Donna Was Brutally Assaulted Outside the Local 7-Eleven