Explanation

This question is best answered by first completing the third blank. The third sentence sets up a comparison between repressing memories and forgetting
them. The word “for” indicates that the last part of the sentence — “repressed memories are prone to come back” — presents the basis of that comparison. Choice G, “permanent,” is the only choice that is related to the tendency to come back.

Working backward, the sentence begins with “In spite of,” suggesting that the correct choice for the second blank is contrary to what one might expect. One would ordinarily expect that something entailing effort would be more rather than less permanent.

Neither “eases” nor “conveys” sets up such an expectation. Filling the second and third blanks makes it possible to fill the first blank. Nothing
in the completed text suggests that true forgetting is “more common” or “less controlled” than the repression of painful memories, but it does suggest that true forgetting is different in its effect — it is more permanent. Thus, Choice B, “different in its effect,” is correct.

Thus, the correct answer is different in its effect (Choice B), entails (Choice F), and permanent (Choice G).
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Inspite of the effort repressing memories takes, it is less arduous than total forgetting.

Doesn't arduous make sense in this context as well? There is a clear contrast in the effort needed with the "Inspite" and "than" keywords between totally forgetting and repressing memories.

No mate, it wouldn't be.

repressing unwanted memories is more arduous than truly forgetting them.

Please reply if you have any questions.
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Could this be because there is nothing mentioned about effort pertaining to truly forgetting?

i am still unable to figure out why entail option is choosen as correct answer?

Basically, the question says: repressing and forgetting are two different things.

Now, regardless of the phenomenon is the cause, it is appointed (entails) of the forgetting, they are different.

The phenomenon of repressing is NOT responsible of the forgetting even though we point out (entails, implicated) of the other phenomenon

Ask if anything is STILL unclear


Regards
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why no less controlled for blank 1? I thought ''repress'' means it's therefore less ''controlled''

for blank 1 , if something is repressed means it is subdued and therefore less controlled, so blank 1 should've been A?

Break down piece by piece the question It is not super tough but a bit tricky



Repression of painful memories is sometimes called “willed forgetting.”

We do know that RP is also called WF. We do not know or we can't assume if we label them the same, they indeed are equal

Yet

Crucial word. Contrast

true forgetting is (i)________ than the phenomenon of repressed memory.

True forgetting is.....among A,B and C - c is out immediately because we do have sometimes is compared. Therefore, cannot be C which is common

Leave a and b for now


In spite of the effort that it (ii)________,

Nonetheless our effort to match the two things this is far-fetched. I:E: is is not implied are the same. So, entails is the answer

repressing unwanted memories is less (iii) ________ than truly forgetting them, for repressed memories are prone to come back.

For blank 3 we do have late in the sentence are prone to come back.

That means we do have for the third blank the memories are less permanent because they back

From all the sentence context, between a and b less controlled is out of scope. the two memories must be different in their effects

Hope this helps
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Wedo not know or we can't assume if e call the same they indeed are =

Hello, what is ''e" / this sentence trying to say?

i thought blank 1 is A ''less controlled'' because even if you consider all the sentence context, true forgetting is less controlled than RM because despite the effort that it requires, repressing unwanted memory is less permanent than truly forgetting them --> which essentially means that true forgetting is less controlled than RM? Can someone pls help explain? I see why option B works as well, but I don't understand why option A should be eliminated

Hey, can you please be more clearer?

What is "e" ... ???



From the context of the passage, it is clear that both the processes are different. And it is conveyed in the sentences further.
Hence we choose different in its effect.

Hope it is clear now.


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Thanks rx10, agree, Carcass can you please be more clear? what is ''e''? ''Wedo not know or we can't assume if e call the same they indeed are ='' and what is this sentence trying to convey?

"e" was a typo, from the context was not so difficult to infer

"e"= we

We do know that RP is also called WF. We do not know or we can't assume if we label them the same, they indeed are equal


rx10
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