A child in an extremely abusive family situation often seems to become deaf to the verbal abuse and insensitive to the physical abuse, as if the child simply wasn't there experiencing the abuse. One explanation for this behavior is:

A) self-hypnosis.
B) state-dependent memory.
C) eidetic imagery.
D) memory while under simulated anesthesia.

Self-Hypnosis

The process of hypnotizing oneself, sometimes for the purpose of forgetting unpleasant events.

State-Dependent Memory

The phenomenon that information learned in a particular state of mind is more easily recalled when in that same state.

Eidetic Imagery

A strong visual image of an object or scene that persists in some persons long after the object or scene is removed.