Procedural Memory Often Is Intact in Patients with Amnestic Disorder

question 101

Multiple Choice

Procedural memory often is intact in patients with amnestic disorder. This means

• A) they will eventually recover their short term memory.
• B) they will eventually recover their memory for the most important personal events in their lives, but will still have problems with short term memory.
• C) the memory pathways in the brain are still intact, so patients can be retaught how to remember things.
• D) they can still learn routines and skills and may be able to be taught tasks that will enable them to work.

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