Current Evidence Indicates That Patients Suffering from Korsakoff's Amnesia

question 28

Multiple Choice

Current evidence indicates that patients suffering from Korsakoff's amnesia

• A)show greater disruption in implicit memory than in explicit memory.
• B)suffer from disruption in both implicit and explicit memory.
• C)show intact implicit memory with perceptual cues but disrupted implicit memory with conceptual cues.
• D)have preserved implicit memory despite severe disruption in explicit memory.

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Definitions:

Massed Practice

A learning strategy that involves studying or practicing something repeatedly and intensively in a short period of time.

Overlearning

The process of practicing a skill beyond the point of mastery, which helps in retaining information longer.

Method Of Loci

A mnemonic device that aids in memory by associating information with specific physical locations.

Consolidation

The process by which memories stabilize in the brain after initial acquisition.