The Amnesia Patient H

question 111

Multiple Choice

The amnesia patient H.M. had an operation that accidentally caused memory damage and consequently he showed a mild memory loss for the events in his life that occurred one to two years before the operation. This type of memory loss is an example of what is called

• A)retrograde amnesia
• B)retroactive interference
• C)proactive interference
• D)anterograde amnesia

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