Anterograde Amnesia Is the Inability to ________

question 61

Multiple Choice

Anterograde amnesia is the inability to ________.

• A) form new memories after an injury
• B) recall old memories after an injury
• C) remember daily living information such as where you live after an injury
• D) recall details such as the color of your friend's eyes after an injury

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Definitions:

Retroactive Interference

The phenomenon where new memories impair the retrieval of older memories.

Hindsight Bias

The tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it, often referred to as the "I-knew-it-all-along" effect.

Proactive Interference

The effect wherein earlier memories hinder the ability to remember more recent memories.

Retroactive Interference

A memory disruption phenomenon where new information interferes with the ability to recall old information.