Some Patients with Anterograde Amnesia Have Learned How to Spot

question 23

Multiple Choice

Some patients with anterograde amnesia have learned how to spot hard-to-find figures in the Where's Waldo? series without any conscious awareness that they can do so. This best illustrates their retention of ________ memories.

• A) flashbulb
• B) implicit
• C) echoic
• D) working

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Definitions:

Chiral

Describes a molecule that cannot be superimposed on its mirror image, often leading to different reactions and interactions depending on the spatial arrangement of its atoms.

Enantiomer

A molecule from a duo that resembles its counterpart as a mirror reflection but cannot be perfectly overlaid, similar to the relationship between the left and right hands.

Achiral Molecule

A molecule that is superimposable on its mirror image, lacking chirality or a distinct handedness.

Optical Activity

The ability of a substance to rotate the plane of polarization of polarized light, a property observed in chiral molecules.