Amnesia Patients May Suffer Profound Memory Losses and Their General

question 48

Multiple Choice

Amnesia patients may suffer profound memory losses and their general intelligence tends to__________.

• A) deteriorate to the level of borderline intellectual functioning
• B) remain within a normal range
• C) temporarily be deficient but return to normal in one to two years
• D) never recover well enough for the person to live independently

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Definitions:

Associative Learning

The learning process through which an individual forms connections between stimuli or behaviors and certain events or conditions.

Operant Learning

A learning approach that involves the use of consequences and reinforcements for actions, where a link is established between a specific behavior and its outcome.

Observational Learning

Learning that occurs through observing the behavior of others and the outcomes of those behaviors.

Reinforcement

A concept in behaviorism that describes any stimulus which strengthens or increases the probability of a specific response.