How Might We Explain the Behavior of Someone Who Fails

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Essay

How might we explain the behavior of someone who fails to wear a helmet when riding a bicycle even though that person knows that wearing a helmet could prevent brain damage from an accident?

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Definitions:

Anterograde Amnesia

An inability to form new memories following an event that caused the amnesia, even though recall of past events may be unaffected.

Retrieval Failure

The inability to recall information from the memory storage despite it being available and stored.

Capital of Spain

Madrid, which is the largest city of Spain and serves as its political, economic, and cultural center.

Implicit Memory

This memory allows for the accomplishment of tasks without active consciousness of the experiences that have shaped these actions.