Andrew Needed Temporal Lobe Surgery That Resulted in a Severe

question 108

Multiple Choice

Andrew needed temporal lobe surgery that resulted in a severe case of anterograde amnesia.Which of the following tasks is likely to be the most difficult for Andrew?​ 

• A)learning the name of the new occupational therapist assigned to his case 
• B)learning to use his new cell phone 
• C)remembering the details of his high school graduation 
• D)remembering how to find the square root of a number

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