The Amnesia Patient H

question 464

Multiple Choice

The amnesia patient H.M. showed a mild memory loss for the events in his life that occurred one to two years before the operation that accidentally caused his memory damage. This type of memory loss is an example of ____________.

• A)retrograde amnesia
• B)retroactive interference
• C)proactive interference
• D)anterograde amnesia

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