Mark Suffered a Blow to the Head Many Weeks Ago

question 44

Multiple Choice

Mark suffered a blow to the head many weeks ago, causing retrograde amnesia. Which of the following incidences is Mark LEAST likely to remember?

• A) facts that he learned in the month after his injury, including the layout of the hospital in which he received care
• B) any explicit memory for an event that took place just after his injury
• C) specific episodes in the 2 weeks following his injury
• D) events that took place just prior to his injury

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Definitions:

Ovum

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Rod-shaped structures in the nuclei of body cells, which contain all the genes and carry all the genetic information necessary to make a human being.

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Genetically Identical

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