What Memory Problem Is Characteristic of People with Korsakoff's Syndrome

question 47

Multiple Choice

What memory problem is characteristic of people with Korsakoff's syndrome or prefrontal cortex damage?

• A) They forget material that is presented visually, but they have normal memory for material they hear.
• B) They fill in the gaps in their memory with a mixture of old information and wild guesses.
• C) They have normal long-term memory, but essentially no short-term memory.
• D) They remember facts, but they forget skills.

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Definitions:

Punishment

A penalty imposed for wrongdoing, intended to discipline or deter undesirable behavior.

Negative Reinforcement

A concept in behaviorism where a response or behavior is strengthened by stopping, removing, or avoiding a negative outcome or aversive stimulus.

Positive Reinforcement

A technique in behavioral psychology that involves rewarding desirable behaviors to increase their occurrence.

Punishment

constitutes the imposition of a negative consequence or the removal of a positive stimulus in response to undesired behavior, with the aim of reducing that behavior.