A Brain-Injured Patient Who Can Still Execute a Perfect Golf

question 121

Multiple Choice

A brain-injured patient who can still execute a perfect golf swing or a high dive but is unable to recall or relearn even the broad outlines of American history is exhibiting superior function in which type of memory?

• A)procedural memory
• B)semantic memory
• C)episodic memory
• D)fact memory

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